BNP Paribas taps Ng for institutional investment

BNP Paribas strengthened its coverage team in Singapore by recruiting Karen Ng as Head of Institutional Investors Relationship Management.

Commenting on Karen’s arrival, Arnaud Claudon, Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Singapore, said: “I am delighted to welcome Karen to our team. She brings with her a wealth of expertise and knowledge of the asset management industry. We are wholly committed to strengthening our teams in the Asia Pacific region to meet and anticipate our clients’ needs and support their growth ambitions”.

Prior to joining BNP Paribas Securities Services, Karen was Head of operations for Asia ex-Japan at Deutsche Asset Management where she spent 23 years covering institutional and retail operations for several locations in Asia and Middle East. Karen played a key role in restructuring Deutsche’s investment operations model, outsourcing their entire back office operations in Singapore and implementing similar models in Korea and India.

Her scope of responsibilities extended from day-to-day operations to service provider governance. Additionally, she was responsible for developing operational solutions for new product launches including offshore close ended private equity funds and performing operational due diligence and integration for new joint Her scope of responsibilities extended from day-to-day operations to service provider governance. Additionally, she was responsible for developing operational solutions for new product launches including offshore close ended private equity funds and performing operational due diligence and integration for new joint venture partners.