Rob Thorpe, formerly of Cazenove, has left Sarasin & Partners after little more than six weeks in his new job to become head of consumer at F&C Investments. Thorpe joined thematic investment specialist Sarasin on 30 September to become its head of retail. Prior to this he
Read more →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
Read more →Unless you have spent the last month in a black hole you would not have failed to miss what was described by one commentator as the biggest news “ever” to grace the asset management industry. Neil Woodford’s departure from Invesco Perpetual, where he ran over half of
Read more →Jupiter has hired former HSBC and Henderson man Richard Wilson as head of marketing. Wilson, who joins Jupiter during November, will have responsibility for the fund group’s global marketing strategy. He most recently worked at HSBC Global Asset Management and has previously held similar roles at Henderson Global
Read more →Fishtank is delighted to announce the appointment of Gordon Phillips, as our new Head of UK Business Development. In this new role, Gordon will lead the Fishtank Business Development process across the UK Investment Management industry, building and expanding relationships with key industry executives. Gordon will also
Read more →Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed Michael Bargholz as managing director, Australia. He will report to Asia Pacific ex-Japan managing director Mark Talbot and takes up his new position immediately. Bargholz’s appointment follows the departure of former country head Gerard Doherty in March. Bargholz joined Fidelity in February
Read more →BMO Financial Group (BMO) will expand its asset management business into Australia, operating as BMO Global Asset Management. BMO’s Australian branch will be based in Melbourne under the direction of Ravi Sriskandarajah, the former head of institutional business at BlackRock. Sriskandarajah has more than 15 years of
Read more →UK-based alternative asset manager Man Group has appointed Jamie Douglas as chief executive of its Australian business, Man Investments Australia. Douglas is the former managing director for all foreign exchange and emerging markets at JP Morgan London’s chief investment office. He will be responsible for providing local
Read more →Legal and General is undergoing a restructure which will see its unit trust business become a part of Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and its annuities business spun out as a separate division. Mark Gregory has been appointed group chief financial officer as a result of
Read more →“The launch of the ASX Managed Funds Service (AMFS) – informally known as AQUA II – may be one step closer to realisation following the release of a consultation paper by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator will reach a decision in November, and
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