Ma joined LGM’s Hong Kong office on 3 November and reports to Thomas Vester, chief investment officer. Ma replaces Pamela Chan, who retired at the end of October after 20 years with the firm.
At Fidelity, Ma was responsible for managing about $4bn of assets in China and Hong Kong funds. He joined Fidelity in 1997 and was appointed as portfolio manager in 2006.
Prior to Fidelity, he was an investment analyst at EK Investment Management and Hambro Pacific Fund Management.
Ma’s appointment reinforces BMO Global Asset Management’s commitment to grow its our business worldwide, said Barry McInerney, co-chief executive.
Set up in 1991, LGM has a team of investment professionals in Hong Kong, London and Mumbai.
The firm manages global emerging, Asian and frontier market mandates and its current China mandates include a Canadian-domiciled mutual fund.
LGM said in a statement that it plans to launch a China-focused UCITS vehicle for investors in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, but did not provide further details.
