Natixis IM seeks HK insurance exec, opens Melbourne office

Natixis Investment Managers is ramping up its client coverage in Asia Pacific by opening an office in Melbourne – its second in Australia – and recruiting an insurance specialist in Hong Kong. The French fund house has appointed an institutional sales executive for the new Australia branch, who will start on February 11, Fabrice Chemouny, Asia-Pacific head of Natixis IM, told AsianInvestor this week. Declining to identify the new hire, Chemouny said the individual had pre…