The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes in the Asia-Pacific wealth management sector.

Fiera Capital
Fiera Capital, an asset manager with more thanb $122.5 billion in assets under management, has appointed Bradley Bester (pictured) as director of investor relations, Fiera Capital (Asia). Joining from a Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager, Bester will bolster Fiera’s distribution efforts for its ANZ Real Estate Debt strategy, the firm said in a statement.

Based in Hong Kong, Bester will report to Joshua Bartlow, managing director and portfolio manager of the ANZ Real Estate Debt strategy, Fiera Capital (Asia). In the newly-created role, he will be responsible for capital raising and growing a global network of investor relationships for the ANZ Real Estate Debt strategy, which provides senior real estate-backed loans secured with first ranking mortgages in the Australian and New Zealand markets.

“As private credit in the Australian and New Zealand markets continue to grow, our team is looking forward to building on the success of our platform to date in this area,” said Bartlow. “With his experience and technical knowledge, Bester will strengthen and expand the team’s efforts in developing our investor relationships globally.” 

With more than 10 years of experience in investor relations, Bester was previously director of investor relations at a Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager. There, he managed client relationships and worked on the firm's global fundraising and marketing efforts. Prior to that, he held positions in investor relations in Hong Kong.

“As the share of non-bank financing for real estate deals continues to increase in the APAC region, Australia and New Zealand benefit from robust legal and regulatory frameworks that underpin their attractiveness for asset-backed lending strategies,” Bester said.

Headquartered in Montreal, Fiera Capital, with its affiliates in various jurisdictions, has offices in over a dozen cities around the world, including New York, London, and Hong Kong.

Capital Group
Capital Group, which oversees more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management, has appointed Marketa Dvorak as managing director, global financial institutions (GFI) in Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Dvorak will report to Nick Shaw, head of client group, global financial institutions, who oversees GFI operations in both Asia and Europe from London.

Dvorak will expand Capital Group’s relationships with financial institutions based across Asia-Pacific, the firm said in a statement. Her responsibilities will include working with local client groups to cultivate partnerships with global and regional distributors, to ensure that Capital Group’s initiatives are aligned with each partner’s objectives, and supporting clients in the region with value-added services beyond investing.

Dvorak brings more than 20 years of experience in asset management and investment banking. She began her career at JP Morgan in London before joining Wellington Management, where she spent eight years in their London office. Dvorak relocated to Singapore in 2015 to build out Wellington’s Wealth business in Asia Pacific. Most recently, she was the firm’s head of Southeast Asia, global wealth management group, responsible for partnerships with global financial intermediaries and regional banks.  

“Asia Pacific is a key growth market for Capital Group where we have been serving investors for more than 40 years. Her deep knowledge of the region combined with her proven ability to foster meaningful relationships will be instrumental as we continue to build upon the successful partnerships we have established,” Shaw said.