The firm works with banks, brokerages, asset managers and wealth management firms around the world.

Broadridge 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, a US-listed fintech that works with wealth managers, banks and other financial institutions, has appointed Ian Strudwick as managing director, head of Asia-Pacific, with immediate effect. 

Strudwick brings 23 years of experience in the financial services and technology sector, and has spent more than 16 years in leadership roles for global and regional teams across capital markets, trade finance and business services. He is joining from TD Securities, where he was most recently MD and head of global operations and business services for APAC.

Based in Singapore, Strudwick will report to Samir Pandiri, president of Broadridge International, and will lead Broadridge’s expansion strategies in Asia. He will be responsible for driving the sustained growth of the firm in its key APAC markets of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan, with ownership of Broadridge’s strategy and business development, implementation and execution in the region.

“Financial businesses in Asia are grappling with trends around digitisation, mutualisation, and data and analytics while operating in times of increasing complexity,” Samir Pandiri, president of Broadridge International, said. “Capital markets present plenty of growth opportunities, but firms must also navigate increasing challenges from new regulations and market changes.”

Strudwick’s appointment complements David Ingleson recently being named as chief operating officer for APAC earlier this year.

Broadridge’s technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of, on average, more than $10 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. 

Ninety One
Ninety One, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, has appointed Evelyn Xia as managing director, head of Greater China institutional business, effective from today. 

Xia will be based in Hong Kong and responsible for managing and driving the Ninety One’s institutional business across the region. She will report to Eric Fu, managing director and country head, Greater China, the firm said in a statement. 

Working in the sector for more than a decade, Xia joined Ninety One from RBC Global Asset Management, where she was MD, head of Asia sales for institutional client coverage and strategic development in Asia, covering sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurers and banks in the region. Previously, she was head of the international desk at Banco Santander Hong Kong branch and worked at Santander Global Banking and Markets in London and the Madrid headquarters.

The firm oversaw more than £130.9 billion ($186 billion) in assets as of the end of March this year. When Investec Asset Management broke away from the Investec group in 2020, it was renamed under the Ninety One moniker.