People Moves
Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management – Matthews Asia

The latest moves and appointments for senior roles for Asia-Pacific wealth management.
Matthews Asia
In line with the firm’s long-term succession planning, Matthews Asia has
appointed Sean Taylor as chief investment officer (CIO),
effective 1 January 2024.
A highly experienced CIO and portfolio manager, Taylor has over 25 years of global experience within the investment management industry. He will be joining from DWS Group where he was most recently chief investment officer APAC and head of emerging markets. As a result of his experience of leading investment teams in global and international equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, Taylor is a highly regarded emerging markets portfolio manager. He has been responsible for investment teams located in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East, where he has developed deep partnerships with sovereign wealth groups, pension funds and a wide range of institutional clients.
Taylor will lead the firm’s San Francisco and Hong Kong-based investment teams and play an important role in continuing to build on Matthews’ active partnerships with institutional and professional clients. He will continue to focus on investment excellence and a culture of collaboration, openness, curiosity and innovation within the team. Partnering closely with the firm’s senior leadership team, Taylor will also support Matthews’ customised solutions platform that addresses the evolving needs of Matthews’ clients.
Taylor’s appointment follows Robert Horrocks, PhD, chief investment officer and portfolio manager’s decision to step back from his current leadership responsibilities. Following a transition period, Horrocks will step down from his chief investment officer role at the end of 2023. However, he will remain as a portfolio manager on the Matthews Asian Growth and Income, Matthews Asia Dividend and Matthews Asia ex Japan Total Return Equity Strategies, in addition to working closely with the firm’s global clients.
Matthews is a privately owned investment management firm with more than 30 years of focusing on global emerging markets and Asia. It provides investors with a broad range of investment solutions across emerging markets, Asia and China, which include global, regional, country and thematic strategies available in SMAs, active ETFs, and mutual funds. Matthews also provides customised solutions to clients. These include strategies that have a sustainability focus, as well as solutions for investors wanting to exclude China from their portfolios.