Former Western Asset Management bond specialist Rajeev De Mello is joining Schroders as head of Asian fixed income on 1 July.
Prusik Investment Management is planning to soft-close Heather Manners' $88m Asia Smaller Companies fund when assets hit $100m.
Inflation is creeping into smaller Asian markets but don't dismiss the region writes Maria Merricks.
European markets climbed this morning on news IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn had resigned following sex crime allegations.
European markets opened lower on news of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on sexual assault charges, amid fears his absence from eurozone talks will delay bailout plans for Portugal and Greece.
Asian markets are coming under pressure from high inflation, which will prompt a short-term sell-off despite economies in the region thriving, said multi-manager John Husselbee.
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.