HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) has hired Stephen Tong to its global equity team.
In his new role, Tong will be responsible for the firm’s global equity capabilities.
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Tong has joined HSBC from Vontobel Asset Management, where he served a managing director and head of emerging market portfolio management.
Prior to this, Tong also worked at as a strategy consultant at advisory group Bain & Company and at AllianceBernstein managing both Japanese equity and global thematics.
Additionally, HSBC GAM has also hired Nacho Font from DIAM International to represent the firm’s smart beta investment offerings to internal and external clients.
Meantime, the firm has appointed Emmanuelle Harboun and Yasmina Slimani to its UK-based products team and Apiramy Jeyarajah as senior product development manager to develop its passive investment product range.
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By GlobalDataMelissa McDonald, global head of equity product and responsible investment at HSBC GAM, said: "The decision to strengthen the support for the equity side of our business is an important message to our clients and the market about our confidence in the future.
"Our clients are already benefitting from the greater availability of expertise and specialism we have in-house. The team is able to produce greater resources to help clients understand the breadth of investment potential in equities," he added.
