The fund manager has hired two new associates to its Asia team, based at its regional head office in Singapore, to bolster its distribution capabilities in the region.
Capital Group has appointed Keith Wong to the newly created position of associate director, financial intermediaries, Asia – a role in which he will work closely with Jeik Sohn, managing director, financial intermediaries, Asia to expand the business and bring the firm's investment services to investors in the region, it announced on Tuesday.
Wong joins from J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he spent five years as an investment specialist, delivering portfolio management and advisory services to clients in Singapore and Southeast Asia. He previously worked in the Treasury team at Citibank and Barclays.
Marketing Capabilities Expanded
Capital Group also appointed Jasmine Huang as associate director, product marketing, Asia and Europe. She will be responsible for product marketing strategy and delivery across Asia and Europe, reporting to Janelle Li, director, product marketing, Asia and Europe.
Huang was most recently a senior product content specialist at Franklin Templeton, where she was responsible for developing investment product content for both retail and institutional clients. She has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at DBS Bank and Partners Group.
Jasmine Huang, Associate Director, Product Marketing, Asia and Europe
Strategically Important Region
«In these challenging times, we will continue to invest in our people and our business in Asia. Being a private company allows us to maintain a long-term focus, aligned with the long-term investment horizons of our clients,» said Guy Henriques, Head of Distribution in Asia and Europe, who called Asia a «strategically important region» for the firm.
Capital Group has been serving investors in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 30 years. It currently employs more than 330 associates in the region, and has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. As of end-March 2020, the firm had $1.7 trillion in assets under management.
