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BNY appoints Credit Suisse executive, Eastspring taps retail sales head, PineBridge hires former BNY Mellon CEO, BNP names distribution head, Barclays poaches two from Nomura.

Mainland life insurers are seeking training in areas such as asset allocation, asset-and-liability management and liability-driven investment, heralding a major shift in approach.

After 15 years with the group, first at Fortis Investments then BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Stewart Edgar has quit as Asia-Pacific CEO.

TG Lee, a senior director in institutional business development at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, left the firm in June.

The US manager has appointed Patrick O’Donnell from BNP Paribas Investment Partners in a newly created role to keep its product suite in line with institutional needs.

The nation’s largest institutional investor, the Employees Provident Fund, has been urging fund houses to expand their investment teams, increasing its own staff as AUM rises.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners and BNY Mellon Asset Management have both seen regional heads of investment strategy leave.

French fund house Oddo Asset Management is opening an office in Singapore and new CEO Roy Diao will build investment and sales teams.

Ashmore and BNP Paribas Investment Partners are both understood to be exploring the sale of dedicated Asian credit products.

In an annual event, about 120 clients and distributors of BNP Paribas Investment Partners vote on how they value sales performance, criteria for fund selection and the role of ETFs.

Backed by a broad distribution network, Thomas Ho of BNP Paribas TCB says initially he will target corporate clients with conservative funds in a drive to build track record.

The firm names Jean Audibert as Hong Kong CEO in addition to his role as deputy CEO for Asia-Pacific.