Following its deal with Japan's Diam last week, the Malaysian fund house is seeking more manufacturing and distribution partners, with Australia and Europe both on its radar.
The veteran investment executive is leaving the Malaysian fund house to launch what he hopes will be a "disruptive" new business in product distribution.
Maybank Asset Management has hired Denny Thaher to be the new head of its Indonesian operation. The Malaysia-headquartered firm has also made a number of senior hires in a bid to boost its AUM.