The latest senior moves in the North American wealth management sector.

UBS Asset Management has appointed Shamaila Khan as head of fixed income for emerging markets and the Asia-Pacific region, effective 1 April 2023. 

Khan, who will report to Charlotte Baenninger, global head of fixed income, will become a member of the Fixed Income Investment Forum. She will be based in New York. Khan is succeeding Hayden Briscoe, who is taking on the new role of APAC head of multi-asset portfolio management for investment solutions, adding to his role as head of Hong Kong AM.

With more than 23 years’ experience in emerging market sovereigns and corporates, hard and local currency, Khan was most recently head of emerging markets fixed income at AllianceBernstein, where she oversaw $33 billion in assets under management across a range of strategies and accounts. She led a team based in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore. 

“Shamaila is a seasoned investor with a proven track record, and a history of success in designing and launching innovative products to meet clients’ needs, including sustainability-focused EM strategies,” Baenninger said.