T. Rowe touches down in Asia

Global equity manager moves to Singapore

Victoria Papandrea

Fri 16 May 2008

To understand the drivers of growth in the Asian region first-hand, T. Rowe Price's global equity strategy portfolio manager Rob Gensler has opted to move from his London headquarters to Singapore.

Following his relocation, Australian investors in T. Rowe Price's global equity fund can expect to reap the benefits from Gensler's first-hand knowledge of emerging market opportunities, T. Rowe Price country head Murray Brewer told InvestorDaily.

"The growth opportunities are massive in India and China and other Asian countries are really taking off and what we want to do is to be there and understand that growth and pick up on the investment opportunities," he said.

"We want to make sure we're not a US-centric thinking firm so Rob is very excited about living and working in Singapore and immersing himself in Asia to understand the drivers of growth in the region."

As a result of Gensler's move to Singapore, he will have more opportunities to get to know the analysts that are located in Hong Kong and Singapore much better, Brewer said.

As Australian investors make up a key part of his strategy, Gensler will visit Australia at the end of this year to meet with select advisers to provide them with valuable insights into growth opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.

T. Rowe Price's global equity fund is benchmark agnostic which enables it to have greater exposure to emerging markets than its key competitors which tend to follow the MSCI World Index.