The latest moves and appointments for senior roles for Asia-Pacific wealth management.

M&G Real Estate
M&G Real Estate, part of the M&G $93.6 billion private markets business, has appointed Wenning Jung as director, portfolio management – fund of funds, Asia Life Fund.

Based in Singapore, Wenning (pictured) will report to Martin Seol, head of Asia Life Fund.

Wenning will play a key role in helping manage the global fund of funds portfolio, driving growth in this strategy and generating new investments ideas, the firm said in a statement. Launched in 2011, the fund of funds programme is a diversified strategy that invests in top-performing funds and strategies across Asia Pacific, North America, the UK, and Europe.

Wenning, who has more than 20 years of institutional real estate investment experience and client management experience, has held senior positions and built strong relationships with institutional investors across the region. Notably, she previously served as senior vice president at Franklin Templeton, Franklin Real Asset Advisors where she led the growth of the Asia team and committed more than $1.7 billion of equity across diversified strategies. Prior to Franklin Templeton, she also managed the Asia real estate investment strategy at California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

“Her proven track record and expertise, combined with the efforts of our more than 40 dedicated investment professionals across the region, will be instrumental in building on our success and further strengthening our team,” Jing Dong (JD) Lai, chief executive and chief investment officer, M&G Real Estate Asia, said.