Henderson bolsters Asian equities team

UK house Henderson Global Investors has moved to bolster its Asian equities team as it strives to increase its fund management presence in the region. The firm, which had $6 billion (4.7%) of its $129 billion in global AUM sourced from Asia as of end-June, has hired Wee May Ling from Lloyd George Management (LGM) and Mervyn Koh from Franklin Templeton as deputy portfolio managers, both based in Singapore. The appointments were made last month and confirmed yesterday. Moreover, t…