AIA names new group CIO. Mark Konyn, an old hand in the Asian investment arena, has been appointed group chief investment officer by AIA. On Konyn’s hiring, Mark Tucker, AIA’s group chief executive and president, had this to say:
“We are delighted Mark is joining the team. Mark brings to AIA extensive investment and regional experience in managing insurance, pensions and mutual fund assets for a number of large and well recognized companies and institutional investors in Asia and globally.”
Prior to joining AIA, Konyn served as CEO for Cathay Conning Asset Management, and he also held senior roles in Allianz, Fidelity, and PCA. He will be replacing John Chu, AIA’s current group CIO, who recently announced his retirement. AIA Group
Manulife AM poaches Fidelity’s Asia head of retail. Bruno Lee, a former bellhop-turned-fashion designer-turned-investment manager, has been named head of partnership, product, and platform development for Manulife Asset Management in Asia. Michael Dommermuth, the firm’s Asia head of wealth and asset management, seemed to be very pleased with Lee’s hiring:
“We are very pleased to welcome an industry veteran like Bruno to the team and believe he will play a key role in strengthening our distribution platform and helping to drive the overall growth of our business in Asia.”
Lee joins Manulife from Fidelity Investments, where he most recently served the firm as its Asia ex-Japan regional head of retail. He also held several key roles in Invesco and HSBC, serving the former as its Taiwan CEO in 2003-2005, and the latter as its Asia-Pac regional head of wealth management. International-Adviser
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