Moves

Fidelity hires Julius Baer funds specialist; Franklin Templeton's new Asia investment solutions head; RBC names SE Asia WM chief; Bank of Singapore makes HK, Taiwan hires; NAB appoints WM CEO, and more.

The new appointment to the UK fund house's financial institutions group will focus on the $7 trillion Asia-Pacific insurance segment.

Fidelity International's Asia head retires; Aberdeen Standard PE specialist leaves; Manulife AM's Asia wealth and AM chief exits; LaSalle IM's strategic partnerships head to leave and more.

A senior fund manager's departure will herald increased responsibility for the Asian equities team led by Ng Soo Nam.

First State's Asia MD leaves; Aviva Investors hires Asia insto head; Investec AM's Asia adviser head leaving; AB building China team; Schroders hires China bond manager and more.

Ontario Teachers' rings changes; Moves at JP Morgan PB in SE Asia; 1MDB's new chairman; Barings names real estate, PE MD; SSGA hires Apac capital markets head; JP Morgan AM moves beta strategies manager, and more.

Industry veterans formerly at AllianceBernstein and Axa Investment Managers have taken up the respective roles, as the mainland talent merry-go-round continues.

The Dutch fund house says the London-based executive has left to pursue other opportunities.

Dimensional hires Korea insto head; BNPP AM Greater China sales head leaves; QIC promotes insto clients and marketing director; Janus Henderson replaces Asia distribution head; UBS AM loses real estate/private markets exec, and more.

Lazard Asset Management has hired an Asia veteran to look after regional distribution. He comes from rival Capital Group, amid other changes at the latter firm.

The US firm’s investment management arm sees its co-head of Asia-Pacific and regional head of distribution move on.

Ex-APG AM man joins AMP Capital; UBS Pan-Asia fixed income head departing; Macquarie IM names Asia head, distribution chief; BNY Mellon WM's new Greater China head, and more.

Gregoire Picquot has switched insurance firms, with Axa Asia CIO Boris Moutier understood to have assumed an expanded role.

The Australian sovereign pension fund is assigning people to new roles following the departure of former property head Barry Brakey after a decade in the role.

New Asia head for Greenwich Associates; Janus Henderson loses Asia distribution chief; LGIM hires ex-SLI man; BlackRock Apac equity man to leave, and more.

The $151 billion scheme's chief investment officer tells AsianInvestor about its potential expansion strategy for the region, where it has $22 billion allocated.

Najib steps down as Khazanah chairman; First State Super poaches CEO; Axa names Asia COO; Investec AM names SE Asia insto sales head; Avanda IM hires business development head; WTW makes ICT moves and more.

AIG names CEO for China unit; Metlife loses Australia CEO; UBS exec to join RHB; QIC names global real estate COO; State Street brings fixed income trader to Apac; Sumitomo Mitsui plans AM split and more.

The asset management arm of Chinese insurer Ping An has been hiring heavy investment hitters in Hong Kong to strengthen its international capabilities, and is now adding sales staff.

The firm may follow Allianz and FWD in setting up a new insurance unit after Beijing's recent relaxation of ownership rules, as asset and wealth managers seek majority local ownership.