The new manager used to work for Credit Suisse's asset management arm, and has worked in this area of the financial industry for more than two decades.

Natixis Investment Managers in Singapore has appointed Rushil Khanna as head of equity investments in the region, reporting to Dora Seow, CEO for Natixis IM Singapore. Khanna's role is a newly created one.

Khanna will manage the equity investment expertise on behalf of Ostrum AM in Southeast Asia and he will draw on Ostrum’s ESG knowledge to support clients as they define their ESG strategies. Khanna is also in charge of overseeing a team of portfolio managers.

With 20 years’ experience in the industry, Khanna previously worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management, most recently as APAC head of equities and lead portfolio manager, based in Singapore. Prior to this, he was a product manager with Bank of New Zealand in Auckland. He holds an MBA in finance, London Business School, UK, an MSC in international economics, banking and finance, University of Wales and a BSc in economics, London School of Economics, UK. 

Natixis Investment Managers, based in Paris and Boston, oversees a total of more than $1 trillion in client assets. It is part of the global financial services division of Groupe BPCE, the French banking group.