Lesley Lo

Lo, based in Hong Kong, previously served as managing director, head of institutional sales, North Asia at Principal Asset Management. She has worked at firms including BNP Paribas Asset Management, MetLife Investment Management and Janus Capital Group.

In the new post, Lo will collaborate with official institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and corporate reserves.

In other recent moves, Amy Cho was appointed head of APAC in November 2023, and Manabu Fujita and Peter Kim were also appointed in 2023 as head of Japan and head of Korea branch office respectively, to propel M&G’s expansion efforts. 

The business has opened a new office in Taipei and has acquired the Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise (SICE) business licence in Taiwan, alongside the introduction of M&G’s flagship investment strategies to retail investors in Singapore.

Lo reports to Amy Cho, head of APAC, M&G Investments.