London-based asset manager LGIM has launched a new office in Singapore and also made a series of hires in the Asia Pacific region.
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has opened a Singapore office as part of broader plans to grow across APAC, according to a statement. The office will serve to expand coverage of clients in the region and be led by Natasha Mora, managing director, Asia ex-Japan, who first joined the firm in 2006.
LGIM has been present and growing in Asia for more than 10 years after opening its Hong Kong office in 2012 and Tokyo office in 2017.
Distribution Team, Stewardship
As part of the expansion, LGIM has also hired Gerald Koh as head of wholesale Asia ex-Japan and Heston Goh as sales director, Southeast Asia institutions. Koh and Goh report to Mora and Asia ex-Japan head of institutional sales Jackson Loi, respectively.
In addition, LGIM has newly established an Asia ex-Japan investment stewardship team based in Singapore, which will spearhead the firm’s investment engagement activities and ESG priorities across the region. The team will be led by Trista Chen who reports to Michael Marks, head of responsible investment integration.
«Due to the city-state’s regional influence and connectivity worldwide, opening an office in Singapore is an important milestone in our international growth strategy,» said LGIM CEO Michelle Scrimgeour.
