PineBridge hires from ING for new insurance post

PineBridge Investments has created the new Hong Kong-based role of head of insurance asset management and named Stephan van Vliet to fill it, reflecting a growing trend in Asia. Effective yesterday, Vliet’s hire by the $69.1 billion firm comes as fund managers increasingly target insurance companies, as the latter raise their focus on alternative and overseas assets. He will focus on the firm’s investment solutions for insurance companies, which will involve researching corporat…