Invesco has established an alternative investment product division to complement its existing four geographic units Asia-Pacific, Britain, Europe, North America, and has hired Carlos Higuchi from Nomura Securities in Tokyo to run it in this region, plus the Middle East.
Higuchi, who had been a member of Nomura's fixed income sales department, is now managing director of alternative investment product marketing. He reports both to Andrew Lo, regional CEO in Hong Kong, and to Alexander Proust, the recently appointed Japan CEO. Proust joined in May from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, and together with Higuchi's appointment, establishes a new executive team at Invesco's Japan operation.
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