Capital Group CEO sees mid-sized asset managers getting ‘hollowed out’
Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin expects smaller boutique firms to survive on satellite allocations and larger firms taking more market share of investors’ core exposure.
People Moves
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Andrew Bird rejoins UBS GWM
The former UBS employee will return as head of UBS GWM Australia.
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PGIM hires for European leveraged finance team
Sunita Kara and Andre Klotz will manage global leveraged finance mandates high yield portfolios.
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KGI hires Aaron Long as wealth management MD
Long has been appointed to strengthen KGI’s wealth advisory business.
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Bank J. Safra Sarasin appoints Dong Chen as CIO, Asia
Dr. Dong Chen was previously chief Asia strategist at Pictet Wealth Management.
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UBP appoints head of investment services in Dubai
The Swiss bank also strengthens its client coverage team with two market heads for the Middle East.
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Macquarie AM hires 3 for Asia wealth team
The infrastructure specialist is expanding its presence in the Asia wealth market.
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Janus Henderson hires EM debt client portfolio manager
Mia Söderberg joins from Munich Re Group Investment Management.
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People Moves – January 2026
Here is a digest of significant wealth and asset management appointments, promotions and departures during the previous month.
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Utmost appoints head of technical sales in Singapore
Tim Goodall will drive the growth of the company’s financial advisory business in Singapore.
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Amundi promotes Alessia Berardi
Berardi will be responsible for global macroeconomics at the French asset manager.
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William Blair IM opens new trading desk in Singapore
The firm has also hired Steven McCole as the senior trader.
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Deutsche Private Bank hires North Asia investment manager
Stephen Yeung joins from UBS.
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Syz Bank names next CEO
He takes over as CEO of Sytz Group’s private banking arm from Yvan Gaillard.
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Harvest Global Investments reshuffles C-suite
Charlie Chen has been promoted to chief executive officer of Harvest Global Investments.
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Bank of Singapore names new CFO
Collins Chin joins from OCBC, the parent of Bank of Singapore.
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Fiera Capital hires Japanese private markets specialist
The appointment follows the opening of Fiera Capital Asia’s Tokyo office in October 2025.