
Exclusive: AllianzGI Apac head Desmond Ng to depart
AllianzGI CEO Tobias Pross will serve as interim head of Asia Pacific while the firm looks for a replacement.

Axa IM appoints US equity portfolio manager
Gordon Happell joins after 10 years at Columbia Threadneedle.

AllianzGI names Michael Krautzberger as new CIO for public markets
The promotion comes amid a reshuffling of leadership as the firm’s global head of investments Deborah Zurkow retires later this year.

DWS names Sharon Tan CEO of investments Singapore
Tan is also appointed Singapore country officer.

Allspring promotes Kate Burke to CEO
The former AllianceBernstein veteran joined Allspring in 2023.

PGIM Fixed Income hires Oliver Nisenson as head of asset-based finance
Nisenson will lead the growth of the firm’s private asset-based finance platform.

Sun Hung Kai & Co. names former Nuveen exec as CEO of Alts arm
Kelvin Cheung, the former head of Nuveen Hong Kong, has joined Sun Hung Kai Capital Partners.

People Moves – March 2025
Here is a digest of significant wealth and asset management appointments, promotions and departures during the previous month.

Liontrust hires distribution head for Asia and the Middle East
The investment manager has appointed Phil Rosenberg to the role.

Aberdeen names chief client officer
John McCareins has been hired as the firm’s chief client officer.

ZA Bank appoints Calvin Ng as new CEO
Calvin Ng replaces Ronald Iu in the role.

Lioner hires Andy Leung as consultancy MD
Leung joins the advisory firm from HSBC Private Banking.

HSBC GPB names Kanas Chan as head of North Asia and Hong Kong
Her appointment comes as the firm seeks to grow its North Asia business.