BlackRock has hired Joel Kim as its new head of Asia-Pacific fixed income, to be based in Singapore.

Date: Sept 30, 2011

Tags: BlackRock, Fixed income

BlackRock has hired Joel Kim as its new head of Asia-Pacific fixed income, to be based in Singapore.

Kim joins from ING Investment Management, where he headed the Asian fixed income team, and was responsible for the firm’s fixed income assets in Asia ex-Japan.

In his new role, he will also work in close collaboration with the global fixed income leadership team to build out the local fixed income platform while also contributing to the management of select BlackRock investment strategies.

Globally, BlackRock manages US$1.2 trillion in fixed income assets as of June 30, 2011, of which approximately 10% is managed in Asia.