Investment Leadership & Talent Movements Across APAC #004

The APAC asset-management and investment-management industry continues to see notable movements among senior investment professionals and industry leaders.

SearchAPAC Intelligence has identified seven notable appointments, transitions and leadership movements across Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and India during September 2026.

These movements span senior leadership, CIO roles, portfolio management, distribution and marketing, and board-level responsibilities.

Key Investment-Professional Movements

• Tim Helyar

Head of Australia Tim Helyar assumed new role State Street’s Asia Pacific leadership team as Head of Asia Pacific, effective September 10, 2026. He will be based in Hong Kong.

• John O’Toole

John O’Toole was appointed Chief Investment Officer, Asia at Amundi while also retaining his current global responsibilities as Global Head & CIO of Amundi’s Solutions platform. John will be based in Hong Kong.

• Ihab Dalwai

Senior Fund Manager Ihab Dalwai left ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd. and joined HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd., effective September 07, 2026.

• Steven Chua

Senior Director, Head of Distribution Business & Marketing Steven Chua left Lion Global Investors, LTD and joined Eastspring Investments as Head of Retail Intermediaries,Singapore.

• Siddharth Sanghvi

Siddharth Sanghvi joined Amundi as Emerging Markets Equity Senior Portfolio Manager, based in Singapore.

• Nick McConway

Head of Emerging Markets Equities, Asia Nick McConway will relocate to Singapore in September 2026.

• Rosidah Baharom

Rosidah Baharom was appointed as a Director of Maybank Asset Management Group Berhad, Maybank Asset Management Sdn Bhd, and Maybank Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd as well as member of Audit Committee of the Board and Risk Management Committee on 1 September 2026.

Senior investment-professional movements can reveal important shifts in investment leadership, fund-management teams and talent flows across APAC financial-services industry.

At SearchAPAC Intelligence, we track professional movements and corporate intelligence across APAC to help businesses understand who is moving, where they are moving, and what roles they are taking on.

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Research methodology: SearchAPAC Intelligence researches professional and corporate movements using company announcements, professional profiles, public disclosures and other publicly accessible sources. Information is reviewed as part of our research process and may be updated as new information becomes available.

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