The group, with about $419 billion of client assets, has made a number of senior hires in Asia in recent months; it also hired a global chief operating officer in July.

Janus Henderson, the Australia/US-listed group, has appointed Andrew Hendry as head of distribution in Asia – excluding Japan. He will be joining the business in February next year.

Hendry, who will report to Suzanne Cain, global head of distribution, will be based in Singapore, the firm said in a statement yesterday.

Hendry will be responsible for the overall strategy and management of Janus Henderson’s distribution functions across Asia (excluding Japan and Australia).

With 23 years’ experience in the sector under his belt, Hendry will move from abrdn (previously Aberdeen Standard Investments), where he was most recently the head of distribution – Asia-Pacific. Previously he worked at Westoun Advisors, M&G Investments and started his career at Capital Group.

Several senior figures have joined Janus Henderson in recent months.

Shinichi Aizawa has joined as executive chairman and president of Janus Henderson Investors (Japan). Tomoyasu Tanimoto has joined as head of distribution in Japan.

In July this year Janus Henderson appointed James Lowry in the newly-created role of global chief operating officer. Lowry has more than 25 years of experience in the sector and joined the firm from State Street where he was COO of State Street Alpha, State Street’s front-to-back investment management platform division. Lowry, who joined in October, is based in London, and reports to Dick Weil, CEO of Janus Henderson.

As of 30 September this year, the firm oversaw about $419 billion in assets under management.