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Park Min Ho, previously head of KTPF's investment strategy team, is mulling more aggressive allocations in alternatives and looks to diversify assets globally as CIO.

The recruitment of Gary Dugan in Singapore forms part of a hiring spree in the firm's products and services team that is set to continue.

Korea Investment Corporation promotes one of its own, Don Lee, its head of alternative investments. He succeeds Scott Kalb, with the appointment effective this week.

The Government Employees Pension Service appoints Yoo Seung Rok, who speaks about overseas opportunities. He joins after his predecessor’s contract was not renewed.

Albert Yeh has left Bank of America Merrill Lynch to head operations for the US asset manager’s exchange-traded funds business.

Franki Chung leaves Baring Asset Management to replace John Koh at the asset-management arm of Munich Re in Hong Kong.

As it rebuilds its team in Asia, the UK firm becomes the latest private bank to relocate a top-level executive, Nick Cringle, to the region. It has also hired Manfred Liechti as head of Southeast Asia.

Following the departure of chief executive Yeow Kok Kien, the Canadian firm has created a chief investment officer post in Malaysia and hired Jason Chong from UOB-OSK Asset Management to fill it.

Review/outlook series: Marino Valensise, global chief investment officer at Baring Asset Management, explains why he's also keen on agricultural commodities and gold.

Saigon Asset Management's chairman and chief executive emphasises the difficulties of investing in Vietnam and laments the lack of big-name investors.

The Ho Chi Minh City-based firm is set to launch more funds following the appointment of a new chief investment officer.

Peter Wittendorp is hired to oversee Asian investments.