Christopher Kimm News Today

CDPQ hires APAC infra head; Raffles Family Office names Singapore CEO; DWS appoints APAC real estate CIO; BNP Paribas AM hires in Singapore; T. Rowe Price expands in New South Wales; and more.

Koichiro Obu, who is also head of real estate research for Asia Pacific, will develop the strategic direction of DWS’s real estate platform in Japan.

BNY Mellon, ADDX, M&G Investments, insurers Manulife and MSIG Asia, MA Financial and DWS announce new appointments.

BlackRock's China chief steps down; AXA group reshuffles management team; Wellington Management's global layoffs affect Hong Kong; Australia's ART hires three executives; DWS names Korea and Singapore real estate heads; and more.

DWS appoints Junghoon Kook as head of real estate Korea, and Leiting Deng as head of real estate Singapore.

CapitaLand has also announced promotions for C-suite executives across Asia.

CareSuper chair elected ASCI deputy president; DWS names real estate head for Australia; Fidelity hires former Credit Suisse AM's Asia fixed income head; FTLife appoints insurance veteran as chief capital officer; Schroders bulks up Asia fixed income team; and more.

DWS has hired George Anastasiou as head of real estate in Australia, bolstering the German fund manager’s local team Down Under.