Recruitment & Retention

Asian insurer FWD names new CIO for Hong Kong, Macau

The incumbent has left the Hong Kong-based firm, which has a $46.5bn investment portfolio, after a seven-year tenure.

HarbourVest announces dedicated debt secondaries team

The firm said credit secondaries are currently heavily undercapitalised.

UK’s Border to Coast seeks PE, private credit lead amid buildout

The local government pension scheme pool, with over £50bn of committed client fund capital, is expanding its investment capabilities ahead of seven more funds joining its pool.

Star Mountain Capital names a new vice-chair

The Goldman Sachs veteran has taken on the role after a year as a strategic adviser and decades in wealth management.

Oaktree makes it three: Insurance exec hires of 2025

After EMEA and, reportedly, APAC, the Americas gets an insurance honcho.

Ares names a new co-head of Europe alternative credit

Sehayek succeeds Applebaum, who is no longer with the asset manager; Questa remains the other co-head.

AllianzGI’s APAC head exits after leadership reshuffle

The German asset manager, with around €18.5bn in private credit assets, will lose Desmond Ng in the summer.

APAC insurer AIA appoints first private assets head

The institution’s $133bn investment management unit has appointed a former head of alternatives from Singapore’s NTUC Income to the newly created role.

ATLAS SP names Carey Lathrop as CEO

The firm that Apollo acquired from Credit Suisse is focused on growth in ABF and warehouse financing.

What lies ahead for private debt?

Talent management, bank funding and the rise of artificial intelligence are just some of the issues that private debt players need to contemplate.