Johannesburg-headquartered Ninety One has bolstered its Greater China business with the hire of a former managing director from RBC Global Asset Management.

Evelyn Xia joins Ninety One as its head of Greater China institutional business, according to a statement, effective as of today.

In her Hong Kong-based role, Xia reports to managing director and Greater China country head Eric Fu.

Xia has over 10 years of financial services experience and was most recently with RBC Global Asset Management where she as a managing director and head of Asia sales for institutional client coverage. Previously, she was with Banco Santander where she held various roles in Hong Kong, London and its Madrid-based headquarter.