Market views: Where can instos find defensive assets?

The Hong Kong-based insurer has hired from rival Generali to fill the newly created role, having rapidly expanded its investment portfolio with several recent acquisitions.

Malaysia's PNB appoints new CEO; Hong Kong's SFC moves office; Ping An Insurance adds third co-CEO; Principal Global Investors adds new head of North Asia institutional sales; JP Morgan AM names retail distribution head for Hong Kong; Sanne appoints business development heads in Asia; SC Capital hires head of investor relations.

KIC reshuffles leadership team; BlackRock Alternative Advisors' Asia head exits; Denise Ying leaves Franklin Templeton's institutional team; Muzinich adds private debt duo in Singapore; Natixis IM names HK, Macau institutional head; Merian confirms departure of North Asia sales chief; Minority AM sets up in HK; and more.

Norges Bank Investment Management has strong convictions on manager selection – and on Asia. In the first of a two-part series, AsianInvestor speaks to head of external strategies Erik Hilde.

The Hong Kong-based fund house's president has become the latest in a procession of senior executives to depart over the past three years.