Abrdn has appointed Raf Choudhury as investment director on the Asia-Pacific multi-asset investment solutions (MAIS) team, further strengthening its offering for wholesale and institutional investors, financial advice groups and investment platforms in Australia and Asia.
In the newly created position, Choudhury will play a leading role in managing abrdn’s Australian multi-asset funds and its growing managed accounts capability. He will report to Irene Goh, head of MAIS Asia-Pacific, and will be an important member of abrdn’s Asia-Pacific and global MAIS teams.
Choudhury joins abrdn from State Street Global Advisors where he held a range of portfolio manager roles over a 17-year period in the United Kingdom and Australia, and most recently was State Street’s head of investment strategy & research – Australia. He will be based in Sydney.
Goh comments: “The breadth of abrdn’s investment platform across public, alternative and private markets, coupled with digital, sustainability and investment solutions capabilities, anchors our ability to provide customized cross-asset solutions to meet clients’ complex needs today. Raf will be instrumental in bringing these to the doorstep of our Australian clients and the investing community."
