BlackRock Names Head Of Research For Asia Fundamental Equity Team

Tom Burroughes

14 January 2014

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has appointed Oisin Crawley as head of research in the Asian fundamental equity team, with immediate effect.

Crawley is based in Hong Kong and reports to Andrew Swan, head of Asian fundamental equity, the US-listed fund management firm said in a statement.

The firm said it Oisin is expected to take on portfolio management responsibilities later in the year, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.

“Oisin has a strong background of alpha generation in Asia-Pacific investments from his previous role as a portfolio manager at TT International over the last eight years,” the firm said.

“The success of our Alpha Strategies platform hinges on identifying and recruiting the best current and future investors to BlackRock and enabling them through the cutting edge tools, resources and risk management that our platform provides. Our Asian equity franchise continues to go from strength to strength and will be further advanced by Oisin’s expertise. His appointment adds to our senior investment strength and depth in Asia,” Marc Desmidt, head of alpha strategies and strategic product management for Asia-Pacific at BlackRock, said.

Prior to TT International Investment Management, Crawley worked as an equity research analyst at Morgan Stanley in London for six years. He has also worked in Tokyo as an industry researcher for the Tokyo Electric Power Company before his time at Morgan Stanley. Oisin studied Oriental Studies (Japanese) at Cambridge University.