HSBC Asset Management has announced senior appointments as it continues to scale up its presence in Asia.

From left: Masayuki Kaneko, Jasmine Hung and Chris Lin.

North Asia

Masayuki Kaneko, chief executive officer of Japan (AMJP), will take on additional responsibilities as head of institutional sales for North Asia, effective May 10.  He succeeds Brenda Wong, who will leave the firm for personal reasons.

In his expanded role, Kaneko will spearhead the institutional sales team in North Asia with a focus in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. He will also take the lead in capturing opportunities and strengthening collaboration with multiple bank channels.

Kaneko joined HSBC Japan in 2013 and was deputy head of global banking in Japan before being appointed as CEO of AMJP in March 2020.

Over the past four years, Kaneko has led the growth of the firm’s asset management business in Japan, successfully leveraging our international connectivity to support both intermediary and institutional clients to capture global investment opportunities and driving the execution of our strategy to become a leading core investments solutions provider.

Kaneko will continue to be based in Japan. His reporting line remains unchanged – locally, he will continue to report to Edward Weeks, president and CEO, HSBC Japan, and functionally to Daisy Ho, CEO of Asia-Pacific, HSBC Asset Management.

Hong Kong

As the business in Hong Kong continues to grow, a new role, CEO of  HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (AMHK), has been created to allow Daisy Ho to focus on her Asia-Pacific CEO role. Meanwhile, Jasmine Hung, head of pensions strategic partnerships, Hong Kong, AMHK, will take on additional responsibilities and has been appointed as acting CEO of AMHK, effective 10 May.

Hung will continue to report to Ho on a functional basis, and to Maggie Ng, general manager and head of wealth and personal banking, Hong Kong, HSBC, on an entity basis.

Hung currently leads AMHK’s pensions strategic partnerships team with a focus on the pensions and retirement business in Hong Kong covering both the Mandatory Provident Fund business and Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (ORSO) Pension key clients.

She joined AMHK in 2017 to lead the private bank sales team in Hong Kong.

Taiwan

Hsin Chiao, general manager and CEO of HSBC Global Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited (AMTW), has left the firm, effective May 9. The firm is searching for her successor. Meanwhile, Chris Lin, executive vice-president and head of client coverage, AMTW, is appointed as acting general manager and CEO, AMTW, effective 10 May.

Since joining the firm in September 2021 to oversee both the institutional and wholesale businesses as well as client service teams, Lin has demonstrated outstanding leadership in driving business growth and strengthening relationships with existing and new clients.

He has also played a pivotal role in key business wins which have successfully positioned AMTW as a preferred asset manager for client-centric investment solutions and experiences.