Raf Choudhury

Abrdn has appointed Raf Choudhury as investment director on the Asia-Pacific multi-asset investment solutions ( MAIS ) team, further strengthening its offering for wholesale and institutional investors, financial advice groups and investment platforms in Australia and Asia.

In the newly created position, Choudhury will play a leading role in managing abrdn’s Australian multi-asset funds and its growing managed accounts capability. He will report to Irene Goh, head of MAIS Asia-Pacific, and will be an important member of abrdn’s Asia-Pacific and global MAIS teams.

Choudhury joins abrdn from State Street Global Advisors where he held a range of portfolio manager roles over a 17-year period in the United Kingdom and Australia, and most recently was State Street’s head of investment strategy & research – Australia. He will be based in Sydney.

Goh comments: “The breadth of abrdn’s investment platform across public, alternative and private markets, coupled with digital, sustainability and investment solutions capabilities, anchors our ability to provide customized cross-asset solutions to meet clients’ complex needs today. Raf will be instrumental in bringing these to the doorstep of our Australian clients and the investing community."