Cohen & Steers Marks Five Years in Asia With New Staff and Services

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Jul 15, 2010, 01:07 ET

NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) is marking the fifth anniversary of its Hong Kong office, which was established in July 2005. The anniversary coincides with the addition of three new hires who will expand and enhance the firm's capabilities in the region.

Anton Chan has joined as the head of institutional marketing and client service for Asia. He will focus on expanding Cohen & Steers' institutional relationships in Asia ex-Japan and will oversee institutional client service. Before joining Cohen & Steers, Mr. Chan was a vice president with Bank of New York Mellon in sales and relationship management for North Asia ex-Japan.

The firm also added Grace Ding as a Hong Kong-based member of the global listed infrastructure research team. Ms. Ding came from Nomura International in Hong Kong, where she specialized in Asian gas pipeline, gas distribution and electric power companies.

Jackie Choy, formerly with Lehman Brothers, is a research analyst covering Hong Kong and China. He is part of the Hong Kong research team dedicated to the Asia Pacific listed real estate sector, which is led by Luke Sullivan, the regional portfolio manager.

"Our Hong Kong office is enormously important to our global presence, and we are pleased to offer our clients—current and prospective—the best in research and portfolio management," said Robert Steers, co-chairman and co-chief executive officer of Cohen & Steers. "I am confident that Anton will be successful reaching new institutional clients and providing top-caliber service to our existing clients."

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About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a manager of income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in U.S. and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, listed infrastructure and utilities, and preferred securities. The company also manages alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies for qualified investors. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Seattle, Cohen & Steers serves individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment vehicles.

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