Canada Life hires Polar Capital's Kemp as Asia-Pacific equity manager

Control of Canlife Asia-Pacific fund also in remit

Canada Life Asset Management has appointed Ming Kemp to oversee its Asia-Pacific equity investment strategies, including management of the LF Canlife Asia-Pacific fund.

Kemp's investment philosophy ensures continuity in the management of the LF Canlife Asia-Pacific Fund, which has a style-agnostic, bottom-up approach to equity investment, the firm said. Canada Life Investments rebrands to Canada Life Asset Management She has over 20 years of experience and joins from Polar Capital where she was the joint manager of its Emerging Markets fund from its inception in 2010. Prior to joining Polar Capital, Kemp spent five years at AXA Framlington as an Asia specialist, managing Asian equity portfolios for global emerging market funds and global balanced ...