BlackRock Appoints Asia Equities Head

BlackRock has hired Andrew Swan as head of its Asian equities team.

BlackRock has hired Andrew Swan as head of its Asian equities team, Financial Times reports. He will replace Nick Scott and is also likely to take control of two Luxembourg-based funds, the BGF India Fund and the BGF Asian Dragon Fund.

Previously, Swan served at JP Morgan Asset Management as a regional investment manager within the Pacific Regional Group in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he worked with Prudential Asset Management as Asian CIO and then as CEO.

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