First State loses Asia head of fixed income

The head of fixed income at First State Investments (FSI), Murray Collis, has quit after 15 years with the group to move to a rival firm, AsianInvestor can confirm. Collis had worked his way up to head of Asian fixed interest at First State over the past decade, having relocated from London to Hong Kong in 2007 to take up the regional role. But Collis quit at the end of September “to pursue another job opportunity”, says an FSI spokeswoman. He remains on gardening leave until Ja…