The asset management arm of J.P. Morgan has expanded its exchange-traded fund team with a new hire in Japan.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has appointed Yuki Kurogi as head of Japan ETF as part of the APAC ETF specialist team, according to a statement. He is the firm’s first Tokyo-based ETF specialist and reports to Philippe El-Asmar, APAC head of ETF, direct & digital.
Kurogi has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry and was most recently working at BlackRock as a financial institutional sales for ETF and index investments. Previously, he also worked at Nomura Securities’ fixed income team.
As of 1 March 2024, JPMAM’s global ETF suite featured more than 110 product offerings with over $160 billion in assets under management.
