Société Générale Asset Management’s Alternative Investments arm is expanding into Hong Kong with a dedicated team of hedge fund specialists....

Société Générale Asset Management’s Alternative Investments arm is expanding into Hong Kong with a dedicated team of hedge fund specialists.

Christophe Lalo, previously head of sales and marketing in Paris will relocate to take on the role of regional head of sales & marketing, hedge funds, in Asia Pacific.

Jackson Chan will assist Mr Lalo as senior hedge funds sales manager. Mr Jackson joins SGAM from the family office of SAIL Advisor in Hong Kong, where he was the vice president in charge of business development for a fund of hedge funds.

Société Générale Asset Management is also expanding its operations in Asia, recruiting two chief marketing officers; one in Hong Kong and the other in Singapore.

Beonca Yip has joined SGAM in Hong Kong, where she is responsible for developing institutional business and retail fund distribution in North Asia. She has worked for Citibank and JF Asset Management, and latterly she was the regional director, Asia, International Investments, for Pramerica Asia Fund Management.

Ernest Yeo has joined SGAM in Singapore, where he is responsible for developing SGAM’s institutional business and retail fund distribution in South East Asia. Before joining SGAM in January 2006, Mr Yeo was director in the sales and marketing team at Deutsche Asset Management in Asia.

SGAM AI hedge funds group manages $6.64 billion through funds of hedge funds, single strategies and multi-strategy products as at 31 December 2005.