From direct hiring and partnerships with private credit-focused managers, to setting up a talent academy, asset managers are taking steps to meet growing institutional demand for the asset class.
The rising generation of Chinese fund managers are desperate to recruit offshore business development execs in Hong Kong. But do they have realistic expectations?
Matching supply and demand remains the key challenge. Job seekers from the Lehman talent pool will also have to compete with US- and Europe-based Chinese who are returning to Asia.