Credit Suisse entices Mahendran to Singapore

Arjuna L. Mahendran will return to the private sector as Credit Suisse Singapore's chief economist and strategist for the region. He moves to the Swiss group's private banking operations from the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka, where he was the chairman/director-general. As chief economist and strategist for Credit Suisse Singapore, Mahendran will be responsible for expanding regional research capabilities and defining investment strategies for the bank's Asia-Pacific clients. In…