State Street appoints Alternative Investments head
US-based State Street Corporation has appointed a new head of Alternative Investment Solutions for the Asia Pacific region.
The company announced this week it had appointed Bob Keogh to the Hong Kong based role.
It said that Keogh would assume responsibility for the hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in Asia Pacific.
Keogh joined State Street in 2012 from Goldman Sachs Administration Services and was most senior managing director for State Street’s hedge fund servicing business based in Europe.
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