Northern Trust and Ting
Northern Trust announced this week that Fifi Ting has been named Head of Sales and Client Service for the firm's asset management arm, Northern Trust Global Investments, in the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, Ms. Ting will build NTGI's presence and position Northern Trust's capabilities to large, sophisticated institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, central banks, national pension funds and government entities in the region.
"Fifi Ting brings a unique balance of sales acumen and relationship management skill that is a good fit for institutional clients in the region," said Kevin Hardy, senior vice president and regional executive for NTGI Asia Pacific. "Our strategy is to continue to grow in Asia-Pacific by pursuing opportunities commensurate with our strengths in areas such as indexing, manager of managers, active fixed income, and other products that align us with our target audience of the region's largest and most sophisticated investors." Ms Ting complements a team of more than 20 investment professionals for Northern Trust Global Investments in the region An industry veteran with over 15 years of experience, Ms. Ting was responsible for client relations at AIG Investments in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions prior to joining Northern Trust. She has also worked with ABN AMRO Asset Management and HSBC Asset Management.