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 →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
Read more →Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the hire of Georgina Pardoe as group head of UK wholesale marketing, joining from Neptune Investment Management. Pardoe will report to Rob Sanders, Aberdeen’s Pan European head of marketing, from early autumn. Neptune says Pardoe is not being replaced and the marketing
Read more →Threadneedle, has appointed Moira Gorman in the new role of Client Relationship Director with dedicated responsibility for Local Authority clients. Moira reports to Andrew Nicoll, Global Head of Client Service. Moira will take responsibility for developing Threadneedle’s relationships with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) clients in the UK, bringing
Read more →Fergus McCarthy appointed Sales Director for UK strategic partnerships at Investec Asset Management.
Fergus McCarthy has been appointed as sales director for UK strategic partnerships at Investec Asset Management. McCarthy has previously worked for Martin Currie, Jupiter and Axa Investment Managers. David Aird, managing director for UK client group at Investec, says “RDR will bring us many opportunities in the independent and
Read more →Man Group Plc has named Tim Peach as managing director and head of its operations in Asia Pacific. Peach Replaces Tim Rainsford, Man’s previous managing director for the region. Rainsford has moved to London from Hong Kong as head of European sales for the firm. Peach, who
Read more →Over the next three years, Australian investment group Perpetual will embark on a transformation strategy that will significantly simplify its corporate structure, refocus its operational activities and capture new opportunities for growth. The Company will be reshaped as a large independent boutique wealth manager that will best leverage
Read more →Skandia Investment Group and Old Mutual Asset Managers UK have appointed Warren Tonkinson as the global head of distribution. The appointment follows the recent decision by Old Mutual to merge the asset management businesses. The merged businesses will be headed by Old Mutual Asset Managers UK chief
Read more →Unigestion has announced the appointment of Frances Smyth as Director, Institutional Clients, United Kingdom. Frances Smyth has more than 16 years experience working in the UK institutional market in both business development and research capacities most recently, at AllianceBernstein, where she was Director, Client Relations, responsible for the
Read more →Paul Feeney has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the £63 billion arm of Old Mutual’s wealth management business. Old Mutual Wealth Management, which includes Skandia UK, Skandia International, its European business, Skandia Investment Group, and Old Mutual Asset Managers, saw net cash flow of over £2 billion last
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