Dan Rudd will return to HSBC Global Asset Management’s (HSBC GAM) UK office in April to take the role of head of UK wholesale. Mr Rudd has been head of wholesale for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) for HSBC GAM since 2008. Before this, he
Read more →Natixis Asset Management (the €331.4 billion French asset manager) has appointed Mattheiu Duncan, former director at Newton Investment Management and Quilter Cheviot, as chief executive following the announcement Pascal Voisin is to leave the firm. Duncan’s career has spanned roles at Goldman Sachs, Cambridge Place Investment Management,
Read more →Legg Mason has appointed Rick Andrews as head of International Marketing, reporting to Matthew Schiffman, global head of Marketing. Andrews joins from Aviva Investors, prior to that he worked among others at Blackrock, Credit Suisse, Cofunds and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Source: Investment Europe. Read full article
Read more →Nikko Asset Management has appointed Udo von Werne as chief executive of its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will be responsible for Nikko Asset Management’s business across this region and its continuing growth strategy, and reports directly to Nikko Asset Management President and
Read more →Aberdeen Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Anne Richards is to take over as chief executive at M&G Investments, the fund arm of insurer Prudential. The move is set to be completed later in 2016, subject to regulatory approval. Richards joined Aberdeen after it bought Edinburgh Fund Managers
Read more →Charles Stanley has appointed former Tesco fixed income head Jonathan Cunliffe as interim chief investment officer. In total Cunliffe brings 27 years of industry experience to Charles Stanley, which includes stints at Aberdeen Asset Management, Lombard Odier and Brown Shipley. The CIO role was previously occupied by Paul Abberley (pictured),
Read more →Artemis fund manager Peter Saacke is to replace chief investment officer Ruth Keattch, who is retiring from the firm. Keattch will retire from the fund management industry in the first quarter of 2016. The industry veteran, who previously worked at Deutsche Asset Management as well as Troy Asset Management,
Read more →London-based Hermes Investment Management has appointed former Odey Asset Management CEO David Stewart to the role of chairman of the board. Stewart assumes the position from Paul Spencer, who has served as Hermes chairman since 2011. The appointment will become effective on April 1, 2016, according to
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