BNP Paribas AM hires from Conning for quant buildout

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) intends to expand its quantitative investment business in Asia and has hired Paul Sandhu as its head of multi-asset quant solutions (MAQS) and client advisory for the Asia-Pacific region. Sandhu joins today (11 February) from Conning Asia Pacific, where he spent 10 years in various roles, most recently as managing director and head of investment solutions. In this newly-created role based in Hong Kong, Sandhu will report to Anton Wouters, B…