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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - AMP, MSCI
The latest moves in wealth management across Asia-Pacific.
AMP Capital has appointed Debbie Alliston as chief investment officer in the Australia-listed firm’s multi-asset group.
With more than A$62 billion in multi-asset funds under management as at 31 December 2018, the multi-asset group delivers tailored investment solutions for clients including asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction. The group’s 27 investment professionals are responsible for the investment management of AMP Capital’s Multi-Asset, Diversified and Multi-Manager funds. These funds are constructed by blending investments across multiple asset classes and investment managers.
Reporting to Simon Warner, AMP Capital global head of public markets, Alliston will be responsible for a range of teams.
Alliston is the firm’s head of multi-asset portfolio management and she is portfolio manager for AMP’s default Corporate Super offerings.
Prior to joining AMP Capital, she worked at Apostle Asset Management as an investment director since 2007, where she was responsible for the management of the ongoing affiliate programme, including investment due diligence and manager selection and review.
From 1991 to 2007 she was with BT Financial Group (formerly Rothschild Asset Management) in a range of roles, including head of investments where she was charged with the management of the BT investment team.
MSCI
MSCI, the provider of
indices and portfolio analytics, has appointed Beng Eu Lim as
head of South Asia client coverage.
Based in Singapore, Lim is responsible for strengthening MSCI’s presence in South Asia, specifically in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region and India, while also enhancing coverage of leading asset owners and other clients. He reports to Jack Lin, head of APAC client coverage, who joined MSCI in May 2018.
Lim joined MSCI from Bento Invest, a business-to-business robo-advisor and digital wealth technology provider, where he served as the head of institutional client engagement. In previous roles, Lim managed the Asia asset owner and insurance sector sales for State Street Bank and Trust in Singapore.
