Scottish asset manager Aberdeen Standard introduced senior role for Asia Pacific to ensure the delivery of customised investment solutions to institutional clients.

Thibaut Ferret (pictured above) has joined Aberdeen Standard Investment (ASI) as Senior Solutions Director for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong, according to a media release on Friday.

As part of the Global Strategic Client Solutions team, his role is to ensure the delivery of customised investment solutions in Asia to institutional clients by leveraging on ASI’s investment expertise and portfolio construction capabilities. In this newly created role, he reports to Ian McDonald, Global Head of Strategic Client Solutions based in London.

Designing Multi-Asset Solutions

Ferret brings 17 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining ASI in October 2018, he was Head of Asset-Liability Management (ALM) for Sun Life Hong Kong and Regional Head of Investments for Axa Asia.

He was previously Head of Financial Engineering for Axa Investment Managers in Paris, principally in charge of designing bespoke multi-asset solutions for institutional investors.