Investcorp names new co-CEO
Alterative investment manager Investcorp has announced that Hazem Ben-Gacem will become co-chief executive officer, joining current co-CEO Rishi Kapoor

SSGA appoints global head of institutional group
State Street Global Advisors has appointed former APAC head Lochiel Crafter as head of its Global Institutional Group. James MacNevin will now take over Crafter's former role 

BlueMountain hires former Pine River credit specialist
BlueMountain Capital Management has hired credit specialist Colin Teichholtz as global governments and agency mortgage-backed securities head

UBS veteran joins Rothschild in Sydney-based debt advisory role
Rothschild Global Advisory has appointed Sydney-based Kevin Bush as a senior adviser and a member of its debt advisory team in Australia

T Rowe Price poaches multi-asset professional from BlackRock
T Rowe Price has grown its multi-asset team in the Asia-Pacific (Apac), hiring Wenting Shen as a solutions strategist

Sun Life IM hires Hong Kong-based head of Asia credit research
Sun Life Investment Management has appointed a former Wellington executive as its new head of Asia credit research

Brokerage Exotix appoints global head of fixed income
London-based Exotix Capital has appointed Dean Tyler as global head of fixed income

Multi-affiliate fund management firm names senior hire in Melbourne
Australasia-focused Channel Capital, a multi-affiliate house of boutique funds management business, has named a senior hire to lead its newest Australian office

Northern Trust hires alternatives sales manager in London
Chicago-based Northern Trust has announced a new London-based hire, who will be tasked with spearheading sales across the alternatives fund sectors in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

State Street appoints managing director in newly created Asia-focused role
State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, has announced the appointment of Betty Ng as managing director

Man Group taps former Lazard professional for marketing role in Hong Kong
Investment management firm Man Group has appointed a new managing director within its institutional sales team in Hong Kong, the company announced on 13 December

Another fund manager opens Seoul office to target institutional investors
Australian institutional fund manager IFM Investors has announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, South Korea, as well as the appointment of a client relationship director

Carlyle's co-founders step down as new leadership team is unveiled
The group names two Co-CEOs and a Co-CIO – but claims its three co-founders will continue to be actively engaged at Carlyle

Sell-side credit analysts land at Muzinich in London
Muzinich has raided Citi and Deutsche Bank for credit analysts with Richard Smith and Terence Teh joining the firm in London

Capital raising specialist First Avenue launches Korea office
First Avenue, a capital introduction firm with a big focus on private credit, has announced that it has opened an office in Seoul.

Bfinance hires to its London and Sydney offices
Pension fund consultant Bfinance has made three hires to its team

Morgan Stanley hires credit trader in Hong Kong
The Asian credit market continues to exhibit signs of growth with market sources indicating that Morgan Stanley has added an Asia-focused credit trader to its team

Asia-focused macro fund hires BlueCrest's former head of US credit
A Singapore-based fund manager has hired a senior official to invest across the US credit market