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

Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton has appointed Nicholas Chui as senior vice president, portfolio manager within Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s China investment team.

Chui (pictured) will take a leading role in managing China equity strategies, taking over from Michael Lai, portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity, who will be retiring. Based in Hong Kong, Chui reports to Sukumar Rajah, senior managing director, director of portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity.

Chui is a seasoned investor with 14 years of investment experience in China and Asia equities. He was previously at BlackRock, where he had been a portfolio manager of its China equity strategy since 2020. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at abrdn, most recently serving as deputy head of its Hong Kong/China Equity team and lead manager of its China A shares equity strategy. Chui holds a bachelor of accountancy from Singapore Management University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and chartered accountant of Singapore charter holder.

Commenting on Chui’s appointment, Manraj Sekhon, chief investment officer, Templeton Global Equity Investments, said: “We have continued to invest in and strengthen our China investment team over recent years, and Nicholas’ appointment demonstrates our ongoing commitment to ensuring we have deep capabilities and can deliver investment excellence for our clients in China equity, both offshore and onshore. China remains a key area of business and investment focus for our firm, and we are confident that Nicholas will be a valuable addition to the team as we continue to focus on providing investors with compelling investment opportunities and delivering consistent investment returns over the long term.

“I would also like to thank Michael Lai for his contribution to our China strategy over the past four years. Michael has had a highly distinguished investment career spanning over three decades and played an important role in developing our China capabilities since he joined Franklin Templeton. We wish him the very best in his upcoming retirement.”