BNY hires Nehal Mehra as Apac head of securities financing & global collateral

Singapore-based Ashvin Parkash joins BNY from Nomura, where he was responsible for electronic distribution across fixed income and FX; Madiha Sattar joins in the UAE in a newly created Growth Ventures global role.

Singapore-based Marketa Dvorak started earlier this month at the active asset manager and was previously at Wellington Management.

Recent deals have involved hotel, food delivery and energy assets from firms in Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand. Japanese corporates are seeking diversification in western markets.

The alternative asset manager is backing a South Korean motion-control technology provider at a reported valuation of $676m; Blackstone has also appointed former KKR executive Ami Momaya as its first dedicated infrastructure hire in Asia Pacific.

The Hong Kong Green Finance Association tells FA that Apac's economies need to turn taxonomies and corporate transition plans into financing at scale.

Hong Kong-based Rod Francis will lead the global firm's Asia Pacific Financial Crime practice.