BlackRock reshuffles management after distribution merger

Published by Financial Standard AU  – 21 November 2016

BlackRock Australia has merged its institutional and retail distribution teams and made senior hires from Vanguard, FIIG Securities, Rothschild and BT Financial Group.

Published by Finews Asia – 17th November 2016

Asset manager PineBridge Investments has created a new role of Chief Operating Officer for Asia. This announcement follows a series of appointments as the firm continues to grow its team and operations in Asia.

Taking up the position and based in Hong Kong will be Jennifer Theunissen. She will report to Global Chief Operating Officer, Julian Sluyters and Asia Chief Executive Officer, Rajeev Mittal,the firm said in a statement to finews.asia.

Published by Finews Asia – 16th November 2016

Point 72 Asset Management, the family office managing the assets of its founder, Steven A. Cohen, and eligible employees, has recently doubled its capacity in Singapore.

Point 72 Asset Management moved into a new 8,880 square foot space that can seat up to 60 employees, doubling the capacity of the Firm’s previous Singapore office.

Published by Finews.asia – 12th November 2016 

Global asset manager Schroders has appointed a Head of Fixed Income & Foreign Exchange Trading for Asia.

In this newly created role Sok Mun Wong, will be based in Singapore, Schroders’ central trading hub in Asia.

Published by Deal Street Asia – 9th November 2016

Fullerton Fund Management Co., the Singapore-based asset manager backed by Temasek Holdings Pte, said Chief Executive Officer Manraj Sekhon has left the firm.

The decision was announced by the Fullerton board on Nov. 8 and is with immediate effect, the investment firm said Wednesday in an e-mailed response to Bloomberg queries. Sekhon, who also served as chief investment officer, had been in his role for more than five years. Fullerton Chairman Ho Tian Yee will assume Sekhon’s responsibilities in the interim, according to the statement.

Published by FTAdviser – 3rd November 2016

Fidelity head of UK retail sales Ben Waterhouse is to move to South East Asia to lead the firm’s sales efforts in the region, with retail sales director Russell Lancaster and head of UK wholesale John Clougherty taking on his responsibilities.

Mr Waterhouse joined Fidelity in 2010 from Legal & General Investment Management and will now become head of wholesale business for South East Asia and the Middle East as well as country head for Singapore.

Published by IPE Real Estate – 31th October 2016

JP Morgan Asset Management, RED Capital Asia, Barings Real Estate Advisers, Aberdeen Asset Management, ADIA, Newcore, Pastor Real Estate, Genesta, Leimdörfer, Avignon Capital, Savills, JLL.

JP Morgan Asset Management – Kenneth Tsang has joined the global real assets arm as managing director and head of research and strategy for Asia Pacific. Tsang, who will be based in Hong Kong, was previously a managing director at RED Capital Asia. Earlier in his career, he was head of Asia-Pacific research and strategy at LaSalle Investment Management and has also worked for Sanford Bernstein, ING REIM (now CBRE Global Investors) and JLL.

Published by Hubbis – 25th October 2016

Fidelity International has promoted Daisy Ho to a newly-created role of managing director for Asia ex-Japan.

The aim is to integrate the institutional, intermediary and defined contribution business channels under her leadership.