Man Group makes key insto hire
Alternative investment manager, Man Group, has announced key hires to its Australian institutional investment business.
The company announced this week it had appointed former HSBC Global Asset Management institutional sales executive, Chris Comino as institutional sales manager.
Comino will report to Man Group managing director, Asia-Pacific, Hersh Gandhi.
The company said that in his new role, Comino will focus primarily on institutional opportunities for Man Group's long-only investment strategies.
Ghandi said Comino's appointment reflected Man's commitment to invest in its institutional business in Australia.
"We continue to see growing interest from institutional investors in our offering of investment strategies, and Chris will play a key role in helping us to meet that demand," he said.
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