Jack Lin is the new head of Asia and the Middle East for Pioneer Investments, a unit of UniCredit. He says he will focus on increasing institutional business in the region.
Matt McKeith, former global head of equity dealing at First State, has been replaced by Prado, one of a raft of senior staff to leave Janus Capital in recent months.
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 firm has also beefed up its Greater China sales capability with the hiring of Benjamin Hwa.
The US asset manager switches from PineBridge Investments to a new funds distributor in its biggest Asian market after Japan.
Janus Capital's quantitative fund management unit expects the product to attract attention from large, long-term investors.
The firm’s top man in Asia, Jack Lin, counts on sticky assets to help the fund house cope in the tough market environment.
Lin, a Franklin Templeton veteran, will assume the new role of managing director for Asia at Janus Capital on June 16.