The integration is set to provide research capabilities spanning equity, fixed income and sustainable finance, and make use of both RMS Enterprise and the Bloomberg Terminal.
Investment will assist with the forthcoming launch of FCA-authorised digital asset derivatives venue, GFO-X, alongside supporting the growth of regulated digital assets.
New office follows continued expansion by M&G into key Asian markets to complement market positions in the UK and Europe; two senior appointments have been made to help steer the move.
The past week saw appointments from BlackRock, Bloomberg, KNG Securities, Cboe Global Markets and M&G Investments.
Incoming hire joins from Schroders Investment Management Japan, having previously held positions at Invesco Asset Management and Nippon Life Group.
A debate at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit posed the question will bond trading become low-touch and algo-driven like other asset classes.
Former chief executive for EMEA, APAC at Columbia Threadneedle to succeed Mark Zinkula later this year.
Panel at InvestOps in London discussed the potential for over-reliance on RegTech firms to comply with MiFID II.
M&G Investments reshuffles senior management as Anne Richards prepares to leave to becomes CEO at Fidelity International.
360T was chosen by M&G to implement workflow technology following extensive selection process.