Nikko AM adds four to global sales team

Tokyo-based Nikko Asset Management has named a quartet of senior executives to newly created posts in its institutional sales and marketing team across Japan, the UK and the US. Fred DeSerio has been appointed US head of sales in New York to focus on institutional investors in North America. He joined on January 30 from US fund hosue Invesco, where he was a managing director in a similar role. He has also worked for firms including Segal Advisors, insurer AIG and brokerage Smith B…