William Blair, a US-based investment banking and wealth management firm, has strengthened its footprint in Asia with the launch of an office in Singapore.
The expansion bolsters the reach of William Blair Investment Management, adding to its footprint in Shanghai.
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The business also has operations in Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US.
Clifford Lau
The firm has hired Clifford Lau from Columbia Threadneedle Investments to serve as a portfolio manager on its EMD team.
At Columbia Threadneedle, Lau served as the head of fixed income, Asia Pacific.
He formerly led the Singapore office for Pramerica Fixed Income. In this role, he managed around $1bn of Asian fixed-income assets.
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By GlobalDataLau will operate out of William Blair’s Singapore office.
He will be supported by Johnny Chen, an EMD portfolio manager.
Chen previously worked at NN Investment Partners (NNIP).
William Blair Investment Management partner and global head Stephanie Braming said: “Opening the Singapore office marks a pivotal point in our growth, providing us with a greater level of on-the-ground Asian coverage and insight than ever before.
“We are leveraging our deep heritage of global investing while creating a strong platform to deliver William Blair’s proven range of equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions to Asian investors.”
William Blair
William Blair has more than 20 offices across the globe.
Last year, the firm opened offices in Amsterdam as well as Baltimore.
William Blair Investment Management oversaw $56.8bn in assets at the end of June 2020.
The business specialises in active management across equity, fixed income, currency as well as multi-asset strategies.
It works alongside sovereign wealth funds, financial advisers, private and public pension funds, insurance firms, endowments, and foundations.
