Kleinwort Benson has appointed Malcolm Roberts as a managing director of its private wealth management business. He will join Kleinwort in October, reporting to Stephen Rothwell, head of private wealth management. Roberts has an extensive track record in discretionary management and brings with him to Kleinwort 10 years
Read more →Ignis Asset Management has named Jeremy Soutter as global head of product development, reporting to global distribution head Claude Chene. Soutter will join Ignis from next month and was previously global head of products at Aviva, before leaving in April among a number of changes at Aviva’s asset
Read more →JP Morgan Asset Management is set to launch an investment outsourcing solution for UK advisers to help them meet the demands of the retail distribution review (RDR). The solution, which will be launched later in the year, will be labelled JPM UK Adviser Solutions and will create a
Read more →Pioneer Investments has appointed Brian Clay as head of its UK wholesale business as part of its ongoing work to increase its presence. The role will see Clay build relationships between the Boston-based asset manager and UK distribution networks, multi-managers and discretionary managers. He will be based
Read more →Close Brothers Asset Management has named Frankie Mendoza as its head of product infrastructure and strategic relationships. Mendoza was previously operational readiness director at Legal & General Assurance Society and had held a number of senior roles within the group. At Close Brothers, Mendoza will have responsibility
Read more →The European Parliament is expected to reject a proposed Europe-wide ban on commission payments to independent financial advisers when it votes on the matter next week, a published report says. According to the Financial Times, the parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Econ) “has removed all
Read more →Fishtank Solutions created CompareSMSF an on-line community in 2007. The market focus of this initiative, Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) represents one of the most strategically significant segments of the Australian retirement savings market. One of Australia’s largest financial services companies, AMP, has recently made two significant announcements regarding
Read more →Neuberger Berman has hired former Skandia Investment Group head of global marketing Rob Swan, as senior vice president and head of international marketing. Swan will oversee the Neuberger Berman marketing programmes and initiatives in Europe and Asia in his new role, reporting to head of Europe, Middle
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