LGIM Hires New Head Of Index Funds

Stephen Little

14 May 2014

has appointed Paul So in the newly-created role of head of index funds, Asia Pacific, as the firm seeks to increase its geographical footprint.

Based in Hong Kong, So will build a team of index portfolio managers and traders in the region, reporting to Ali Toutounchi, global head of index funds, and Alan Flynn, head of LGIM Asia Pacific, the firm said in a statement.

So joins LGIM from Enhanced Investment Products, where he was head of beta products for four years. Before this, this he was a director within the portfolio management group at Blackrock. He started his career as an analyst at Mercer Investment Consulting.

“Paul brings valuable experience of both managing assets and building a portfolio management team in Asia and we are delighted to welcome him to the team. His appointment is an important development for our Asia Pacific business as we build our asset management capability in Hong Kong to meet the needs of the growing institutional appetite for cost effective index and alternative beta solutions,” said Alan Flynn, LGIM’s head of Asia Pacific.

LGIM opened its Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong in July 2013 as the latest stage in its international expansion. Led by Alan Flynn, head of Asia Pacific, LGIM provides index and fixed income solutions to large institutional clients in the region.