JP Morgan Asset Management appoints head of Asia beta strategies, expands Americas QBS team

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has appointed Philippe El-Asmar ( pictured ) as head of Asia beta strategies in Hong Kong. El-Asmar joined the US company in late 2017 and reports to Michael Camacho, global head of beta strategies,  according to a statement. El-Asmar joins to JPMAM from Amareos, a financial news analytics firm that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate market sentiment he co-founded in 2015. El-Asmar will be responsible for beta strategies, including strategic and alterna