The company has made four new four strategic hires for global equities: three to its Asian/emerging markets equities and a further hire to the sustainability equities franchise in London.
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the Swiss-based private bank’s asset management business, has hired Henry Zhang, Ashley Chung and Faye Gao for its Asian/EM equities platform.
Zhang was most recently a portfolio manager at Harvest Global Investments, and will be responsible for LOIM's China High Conviction strategy in his new role. Gao also joins from Harvest, where she was an investment analyst. The pair are based in Hong Kong.
Chung, based in Singapore, and joins LOIM as an analyst and junior portfolio manager from Schroders Investment Management, where she was an investment analyst in the technology sector.
Strong Growth
According to the firm, its Asian/EM equities platform has grown significantly in recent months to reach close to $2 billion in assets under management, with with strong performance across its core strategies.
«Asian/EM equities are a key part of investor portfolios and LOIM plans to continue growing its equities capabilities in the region,» the announcement said.
Sustainability Boost
LOIM has also bolstered its Sustainability equities franchise with the appointment of Alina Donets in London, who will be portfolio manager for its Natural Capital strategy. She joins from Allianz Global Investors, where she helped to expand the firm’s sustainability focused product line.
The team now manages close to $2 billion AUM, following the successful launches of its Climate Transition and Natural Capital strategies.
