J.P. Morgan Asset Management appoints a former AllianceBernstein fixed-income investment to its Asia unit.

Jonathan Liang will join J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s global fixed income, currency & commodities (GFICC) group as Asia ex-Japan head of investment specialists, according to a statement. 

Based in Hong Kong, Liang will be tasked with leading the investment specialist team in Asia and communicating GFICC’s investment capabilities and strategies to existing and prospective clients throughout the region.

He reports to Travis Spence, the London-based international head of investment specialists.

Fixed Income Specialist

Liang has more than two decades of experience in the asset management industry, most recently with AllianceBernstein where, starting in 2006, he was a senior investment fixed-income strategist in both New York and Hong Kong. Previously, he also held similar positions at Oppenheimer Capital and Dennison Associates in New York, as well as Value Partners in Hong Kong.

As of 31 December 2021, the GFICC group at J.P. Morgan Asset Management had $752 billion in fixed income and currency assets under management.