TCW today manages approximately $180 billion in client assets.

The TCW Group, a global asset management firm, has made two senior hires to strengthen its legal and compliance areas.

Frank Gioia has joined TCW’s compliance department as a senior vice president and head of investment control. He will be based at the firm's Los Angeles headquarters and report to Jeff Engelsman, global chief compliance officer.

Gioia was previously the compliance product manager at Charles River Development, a provider of automated systems for front- and middle-office investment management functions.

Additionally, Dipo Ashiru has joined TCW as a SVP and associate general counsel. He is based in New York City and reports to Meredith Jackson, the firm's general counsel. He joins from KKR, where he was an advisor and senior counsel to the firm’s diversified private equity, credit and hedge funds platform.