Morningstar IM Europe appoints managing director

Morningstar Investment Management has appointed Simon Ewan as managing director for operations in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. His duties will include client management, marketing and business development for Morningstar’s investment management and consulting operations. Ewan will report to Morningstar Investment Management global chief investment

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World’s largest asset managers ranked

Towers Watson and Pensions & Investments have published their latest annual global 500 ranking of the world’s largest asset managers. Highlights from this year’s report include: Assets managed by the world’s largest 500 fund managers rose by over 8% to US$68 trillion in 2012, making up any lost

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Threadneedle appoints head of wholesale solutions in post-RDR multi-asset push

Threadneedle Investments has appointed Richard Vincent head of wholesale solutions. In this newly created position, Vincent will take charge of promoting and developing Threadneedle’s multi-asset investment solutions for the UK and global intermediary markets, working closely with the firm’s head of multi-asset allocation Toby Nangle and head

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Artemis & Henderson surge up the fund sales table

The latest Pridham report shows Artemis and Henderson have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the renewed interest in equity funds. The report comes on the back of recent Investment Management Association figures, which showed equity funds produced net sales of £8 billion in the first nine

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