Infrastructure equity enters the spotlight
Allocators find infrastructure equities compelling given its growth potential combined with resilient, inflation-protected earnings.
People Moves
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Invesco’s Ian Hargreaves announces retirement
The emerging market veteran has been with the firm for 32 years.
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Schroders WM makes three senior hires in Asia
Andrea Li, Victor Chow and Jyane Quek have been appointed to senior roles.
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Fidelity hires Steven Cheung as ETF director
Steven Cheung joins from BlackRock where he was head of iShares wealth for Greater China and Southeast Asia.
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Fidelity fund manager Sam Morse to retire
His investment career spans more than four decades.
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M&G hires global head of impact for private markets
Jen Braswell joins M&G from EQT.
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HSBC Private Bank appoints global head of family offices
The bank has also hired Cayman Wills as head of the US private bank.
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IG names Saad Ahmed as managing director for Apac
Based in Singapore, Ahmed will lead IG’s consumer business across Asia Pacific.
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Amundi strengthens its investment platform in Asia
The five internal appointees have been re-located to Hong Kong and Singapore.
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State Street names Tim Helyar as head of Asia Pacific
Helyar succeeds Lochiel Crafter, who recently retired, and reports to Stefan Gmuer, head of International.
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Raffles FO appoints former Rwandan minister to Africa-Asia role
Rwanda’s Minister of State for Infrastructure, Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, will be based on Hong Kong.
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Federated Hermes hires Dean Lee to strengthen Singapore PE team
Lee previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered, where he advised private equity firms and Korean conglomerates.
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Eastspring boosts distribution business
Steven Chua be head of retail intermediaries, Singapore, and Suleen Law has been hired as head of private banks and family offices.
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M&G hires head of risk in Apac
Yasotha Balakrishnan joins M&G Investments from Analog Capital as head of risk for Apac.
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People Moves – August 2026
Here is a digest of significant wealth and asset management appointments, promotions and departures during the previous month.
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Manulife IM hires former Lion Global PM to head Singapore equities
Kenneth Ong has been hired as Manulife IM’s head of equities, Singapore, replacing former head Chan Hock Fai who is retiring at year end.
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Partners Group reshuffles leadership with new co-CEOs
Current CEO David Layton will transition to chief investment officer to focus solely on investments.