Weekly roundup of people news, Jan 15
Steven Cohen's family office hires Asia chief; Columbia Threadneedle adds in sales; Barclays loses Southeast Asia head; StanChart names new country heads; Credit Suisse expands NRI team; QIC hires in New York; MUFG makes senior changes; and Julius Baer names IM head.
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US family office hires former BlackRock exec as Asia chief
Point72 Asset Management – the family office of Steven Cohen, founder of now-defunct US hedge fund SAC Capital – has named Marc Desmidt in the newly created role of chief executive for Asia Pacific.
Desmidt, formerly of BlackRock, will oversee the operations of the firm’s offices in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
At Point72, the investment heads in Asia will report to Desmidt. Seiji Onoe in Tokyo will continue to lead…
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