Based in Singapore, Toh will focus on providing Asian investors with access to high quality alternative investment opportunities, the firm said in a statement. She will help to drive growth with institutional and wealth clients across the region alongside Aidan McCluskey and Kelly Low in Singapore and Jimmy Fong in Hong Kong.

With more than 20 years of experience in asset management, Toh has worked with institutional investors and intermediary clients in Asia and North America, covering asset classes across public and private markets. 

Prior to joining MA Financial, Toh served as head of Asia Pacific at private equity investing platform, Moonfare. She has also held several leadership positions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, JPMorgan Asset Management, and Capital Group. 

Toh’s appointment follows several recent milestones for MA Financial, including the launch of its inaugural private credit listed investment trust the MA Credit Income Trust, and its recent partnership with Warburg Pincus to launch an A$1 billion+ ($644.48 million+) real estate credit vehicle. 

While the firm has been offering investment opportunities for Asian investors for more than 10 years, MA Financial sees the expansion of their Singapore office as a critical step for their Asia business. 

“Kit Toh’s appointment to head of Asian Distribution, where she will progress our capital strategy in the region, signifies the growing demand for Australian private credit and alternative real estate investments in Asia. This has been highlighted through our recent billion-dollar deal with Warburg Pincus,” Andrew Martin, MA Financial’s head of asset management, said. 

“Asia is one of the fastest growing global wealth regions, with unprecedented investor demand in the alternative assets sector,” Toh added.

 MA Financial has over 700 professionals across locations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States.