The new hires include Winson Fong who joins as head of China strategies, Shivaz Rai who joins as investment director for Asian fixed income and Tian Sing Wee who joins as risk manager. The new employees join from Lion Global Investors, Alchemy Investment Management and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, respectively.
Rai and Sing will report to Eleanor Seet, president of Nikko AM Asia, while Winson Fong will report to chief investment officer Soo Nam Ng.
In addition, James Alexander has been appointed to the position of deputy head of fixed income for Tyndall AM, which is part of the Nikko group of companies. He will report to Tyndall AM’s head of fixed income Roger Bridges.
Yu-Ming Wang, who joined earlier this year as international chief investment officer and who Nikko AM said has been integral to its plans to build on its global investment team, said: “Nikko AM has a plan for continued growth across the Asia Pacific region and I am pleased to support that with these strategic new hires to the investment team.
“These very talented individuals will boost our capabilities in some of the key areas of focus that our clients have demanded from us. As long as volatility in the Asian and global markets remain, we see continued demand for alternative sources of income and low volatility investment products that have a real handle on risk.”
