Brent Kao previously spent 14 years as head of Asia official institutions and consultant relations at BlackRock.
Category: People Moves
KGI appoints Asia CIO
Cusson Leung has worked at major financial institutions including Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch.
UOB’s Low joins AIA IM as head of funds selection
Ernest Low was most recently head of regional funds at UOB.
DWS names global CIO
The German asset manager is combining its chief investment office and its global portfolio management unit.
HKIFA appoints Stephen Po as honorary adviser
The newly created role is to enhance the connectivity between Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Principal Financial Group names Deanna Strable as new CEO
Strable takes over from Dan Houston who will continue as executive chair.
Capital Group appoints MD for Apac global financial institutions
Marketa Dvorak was most recently head of southeast Asia for the global wealth management group at Wellington Management.
Prudential names new PGIM CEO
Former Morgan Stanley executive Jacques Chappuis will take over as chief executive officer of PGIM on 1 May 2025.
Manulife IM appoints GEM equities CIO
Meanwhile, Kathryn Langridge, head of EM equities, will retire next year.
Muzinich & Co hires new Asia head of intermediaries and wealth
A former PGIM and Wellington veteran Sashi Nambiar has been appointed to the newly created role at Muzinich & Co.
