Janus adds in business development, Temasek reshuffles management, Vanguard hires in sales, Colonial First State restructures, Neuberger poaches from ING IM, CCAM hires Tse, VinaCapital names VinaLand MD, and LGBT Wealth hires adviser.
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Meanwhile portfolio manager John Asante is transferring from Edinburgh to Singapore to boost the regional equities team.
Boutique MIR Investment Management will take over the $363 million mandate from First State Investments amid differing views over capacity constraints.
The firm has hired market veteran Helene Williamson to lead a team in London and Hong Kong due to institutional investor demand. It says it will be launching new products in time.
The firm teams up with Cathay Sice to distribute to retail investors in Taiwan. Separately, its former North Asia head of retail fund distribution Joann Ma joins Income Partners AM.
The firm hires a trio of specialists and relocates them from the Netherlands to the city-state, primarily to serve institutional clients but also reaching out to the retail market.
Asset managers should not assume that China-derived inflows will continue at the same pace as they have in past years, agree the Asia heads of four big fund management firms.
The Australian asset manager has poached Manulife Asset Management’s Indonesia fixed-income head and an equity manager from Schroder Investment Management.
The international arm of Colonial First State Asset Management is seeking to expand beyond its niche of emerging market and Asia ex-Japan equities. It is hiring, and announcements are pending.