Nikko strengthens global management
Three seasoned investment professionals are taking on expanded roles to bolster the global management capability of Nikko Asset Management’s investment team.
Roger Bridges, based in Sydney, has been named global rates and currencies strategist and Andre Severino, based in London, has been named head of fixed-income for the US and Europe.
John Vail, currently chief global strategist, will be leading the company’s global investment committee process and thought leadership effort after relocating to New York from Tokyo in November.
“In response to the growing needs of our clients, building out our global investment capability has been a priority for us over the past year,” said Yu-Ming Wang, global head of investment of the Tokyo-based asset manager.
“We have brought on highly talented individuals and teams from outside the firm, and now we are appointing some of our most experienced individuals to lead areas that will be increasingly important to us going forward.”
Bridges joined the firm in 1998 and has most recently been responsible for providing macroeconomic research and strategic direction to the Nikko Asset Management Australia fixed income team. In his new role, Bridges will be the chief global strategist for interest rates and currencies, working closely with the global investment committee on macro and market target views.
Severino joined Nikko Asset Management in New York in 2007, and most recently has been serving as acting cheif investment officer for Europe.
In addition, he is senior portfolio manager of the firm’s multi-billion-dollar sovereign fixed income series. Severino’s position has been expanded to include heading the firm’s fixed income teams in Europe and the US, and he will also join the team managing global macro strategies.
Vail has been with Nikko Asset Management since 2006, and serves as chief global strategist, in addition to leading the Global Investment Committee and several investment forums within the company.
Nikko Asset Management is taking steps to deliver its strategic insights within a single, global thought-leadership solution, and Vail will lead this effort upon relocating to New York from Tokyo in November.
Roger Bridges, based in Sydney, has been named global rates and currencies strategist and Andre Severino, based in London, has been named head of fixed-income for the US and Europe.
John Vail, currently chief global strategist, will be leading the company’s global investment committee process and thought leadership effort after relocating to New York from Tokyo in November.
“In response to the growing needs of our clients, building out our global investment capability has been a priority for us over the past year,” said Yu-Ming Wang, global head of investment of the Tokyo-based asset manager.
“We have brought on highly talented individuals and teams from outside the firm, and now we are appointing some of our most experienced individuals to lead areas that will be increasingly important to us going forward.”
Bridges joined the firm in 1998 and has most recently been responsible for providing macroeconomic research and strategic direction to the Nikko Asset Management Australia fixed income team. In his new role, Bridges will be the chief global strategist for interest rates and currencies, working closely with the global investment committee on macro and market target views.
Severino joined Nikko Asset Management in New York in 2007, and most recently has been serving as acting cheif investment officer for Europe.
In addition, he is senior portfolio manager of the firm’s multi-billion-dollar sovereign fixed income series. Severino’s position has been expanded to include heading the firm’s fixed income teams in Europe and the US, and he will also join the team managing global macro strategies.
Vail has been with Nikko Asset Management since 2006, and serves as chief global strategist, in addition to leading the Global Investment Committee and several investment forums within the company.
Nikko Asset Management is taking steps to deliver its strategic insights within a single, global thought-leadership solution, and Vail will lead this effort upon relocating to New York from Tokyo in November.
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