Lucy Colback has joined Veritas to work on its Asian funds alongside Ezra Sun.
Barings has recruited Wilfred Sit to fill the newly-created role of chief investment officer for the Asian business, four years after he left the group.
JO Hambro Capital Management has acquired a Singapore-based boutique with the view to launch two Asian equity retail funds by late September, subject to regulatory approval.
Asia-based boutique Atlantis Investment Management has made its $41m Asian fund accessible to UK and European investors with the addition of sterling and euro share classes.
Equity markets in South East Asia are trading at a one-year high, despite rising commodity prices and oil hitting $120 a barrel, said SooHai Lim at Barings.
Invesco Perpetual's Stuart Parks has warned Asian growth rates are poised to drop as central banks move to combat inflation.
Invesco Perpetual's Stuart Parks has moved his Asian fund more defensive in anticipation of a short-term ‘pause' in markets.