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AllianzGI appoints CIO for Asia Pacific

Allianz Global Investors has hired Wilfred Sit as equity CIO for Asia Pacific from Hang Seng Investment Management.

Brent Kao previously spent 14 years as head of Asia official institutions and consultant relations at BlackRock.

Cusson Leung has worked at major financial institutions including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch.

Ernest Low was most recently head of regional funds at UOB.

The German asset manager is combining its chief investment office and its global portfolio management unit.

The newly created role is to enhance the connectivity between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Strable takes over from Dan Houston who will continue as executive chair.

Marketa Dvorak was most recently head of southeast Asia for the global wealth management group at Wellington Management.

Former Morgan Stanley executive Jacques Chappuis will take over as chief executive officer of PGIM on 1 May 2025.

Meanwhile, Kathryn Langridge, head of EM equities, will retire next year.