Manulife has poached Kai Sotorp, UBS Global Asset Management’s chief executive for the Asia Pacific region for a newly created role of executive vice president and global head of wealth and asset management.
Category: People Moves
First State beefs up Asia institutional team
First State Investments has created two new roles within its Asia institutional business development team.
Threadneedle names APAC marketing head
Threadneedle Investments has poached in Henderson’s Grace Chow for the role of head of marketing and communications for Asia Pacific as the fund house seek to expand its operations in Asia.
Henderson builds up AM credit team
Henderson Global Investors is building up its emerging market investment capabilities as it prepares to launch products catering to that asset class.
Lombard Odier names Nakamura Asia Pacific CIO
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Jean-Louis Nakamura chief investment officer for the Asia Pacific region, as it continues to develop its business there.
Ryan Stork appointed head of Blackrock Apac
In a major reshuffle of top management portfolios, BlackRock has announced that it has appointed Ryan Stork as head of its Asia Pacific operations effective from 1 June.
Fullerton makes 3 hires equity investment team
Fullerton Fund Management has strengthened its equities investments team with three key hires and also has plans to launch new funds.
Nikko AM hires Schroder Clark for multiasset role
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Schroder Investment Management (Singapore)s Al Clark to a newly created role of global head of multi-asset as part of the fund houses strategy to bolster its product line up using multi-asset strategies.
Matthews Asia recruits China spokesman
Emerging markets house Matthews Asia has recruited Andy Rothman as an investment strategist focused on Chinas economic and political developments.
BlackRock appoint Zhu as head of China equities
BlackRock has appointed Goldman Sachs Helen Zhu as managing director and head of China equities.
