People Moves
Asian Investment House Adds Three Managers, Bolsters Hong Kong Office
The latest moves and appointments in the Asia-Pacific wealth management sector.
Asian markets specialist Harvest Global Investments, which oversees $114 billion in client assets, has appointed three senior figures as part of its Hong Kong expansion.
Winnie Wong, fixed income portfolio Manager, will be responsible for managing fixed income portfolios run by Harvest. She has over 12 years of experience working as an investment analyst and portfolio manager covering Asian companies. She has previously held roles at Royal Bank of Canada, Warburg Pincus, and Credit Suisse.
Kathy Zhang, China equity strategist, will be responsible for equity strategy research on both Hong Kong and A-Share stock markets. Previously, she worked for Credit Suisse, focusing on Chinese industrials.
Kenn An, head of product, will oversee product development at Harvest Global Investments. Kenn was previously head of product and marketing at UBS Asset Management in Hong Kong. He has also worked for several investment banks, including Haitong International Securities, Barclays Capital, Société Généraleand Calyon.
Harvest has expanded its product range by launching its first UCITS-compliant sub-fund, Harvest China Evolution Equity Fund, earlier this year. The firm was also the first to qualify their funds for the Switzerland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme.