EFG AM plots Asia growth with hire amid merger uncertainty

The global chief investment officer of Switzerland's EFG Asset Management had an eye on post-acquisition expansion when he hired Rebekah Chuan to run the firm’s Singapore unit after a long search.  Moz Afzal said the new appointment would unify the discretionary portfolio management (DPM) offerings of EFG and embattled BSI in Singapore once the two Swiss banks had completed their merger, as is expected in the fourth quarter.  However, there is uncertainty over how the combined E…