Barings hires new HK/China equities head, Loomis Sayles appoints EM head, AMP Capital makes changes, Bosera PM arrested, sell-side moves at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
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Lyxor names former Fortune director to head Asia; Axa IM Middle East sales head exits; Barings hires two EM execs; London tax specialist unveils HK office.
The firm has tapped Marco Tang from JP Morgan AM in the newly-created role of head of sales, client service and business development across China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
The UK fund house sees appetite for emerging market exposure, particularly China, and multi-asset allocation after completing its acquisition of SEI Asset Korea.
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The asset manager is back on the marketing trail after its Asean Frontiers Fund suffers a 29% plunge in AUM as investors pull back from emerging markets.
Baring Private Equity Asia has doubled its assets under management with the $2.5 billion final close of its latest fund, well over the initial target.
Shum joins as Asia head of institutional business, having held similar roles at HSBC Global Asset Management and Franklin Templeton.
Franki Chung leaves Baring Asset Management to replace John Koh at the asset-management arm of Munich Re in Hong Kong.
Review/outlook series: Marino Valensise, global chief investment officer at Baring Asset Management, explains why he's also keen on agricultural commodities and gold.
Having created a head of Asian equities post, the UK firm has poached Colin Ng from MFC Global Investment Management to fill it.
Investment Outlook Series: Henry Chan, head of Asian equities at Baring Asset Management, says Taiwan has been moved up to an overweight.
The fund house has upgraded consumer staples from underweight to neutral.