[Barclays Hires Morgan Stanley Executive to Lead Asia Private Banking Business] According to Bloomberg, sources revealed that Barclays Plc has hired Wee Yee Yeong, the head of Morgan Stanley's Singapore wealth management business, to serve as the head of wealth management for Singapore and the Asia region. At the same time, the bank has also restarted operations at its booking center in Singapore. Wee is expected to join the British bank in December, succeeding Evonne Tan, who left in April to join Schroders Group as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Wealth Management.