First State Investments hires Hong Kong sales duo

First State Investments has hired two saleswomen to its North Asia distribution team in Hong Kong, including Deutsche Asset Management's former Hong Kong head of retail, AsianInvestor can reveal. Gladys Chan joins from Deutsche AM as director of private bank distribution for North Asia and reports to Vivian Tang, head of distribution for North Asia. Chan takes up a newly created role, said a spokeswoman, but did not elaborate on whose remit her responsibilities had fallen under pr…