Lazard Asset Management has appointed Susan Roberts as chief executive of its Asia Pacific business. In the new role Roberts will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Lazard’s Australian and New Zealand business. Prior to her promotion, Roberts was senior vice president, head of client services
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Read more →European platform behemoth Allfunds Bank has hired Cofunds managing director of operational services Stephen Mohan to spearhead growth in the UK. The Spanish platform administers around £80 billion of assets across Europe and runs around £10 billion for 20 firms in the UK. It now wants to
Read more →Cofunds director of marketing Verona Smith is joining The Platforum as an adviser to platforms and fund managers. The Platforum, owned by Fundweb publisher Centaur, says Smith’s role will cover both direct and advised channels. She will join in September. Managing director Holly Mackay says: “Post-RDR and platform
Read more →Interesting, but brief article in Citywire, highlighting a possible industry disruption from established UK Fund Managers: A consortium of fund groups have offered the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) £1 billion for the 316-branch network it is looking to offload on condition of a quick sale. The consortium,
Read more →Henderson has named former New Star man Rob Page as its new global head of marketing. Page, who joins from Hermes Fund Managers, will report to Henderson head of EMEA retail Greg Jones. He will oversee Henderson’s UK and European marketing, investment marketing, press relations and e-commerce
Read more →Russell Investments’ Australian business has been structured into three core client facing divisions – investment, private client services and institutional – following a recent shake-up at the company, Asia Pacific chief executive Alan Schoenheimer said yesterday. The investment division will be responsible for manufacturing and managing multi-asset
Read more →The parent company of Threadneedle Investments is set to make an £800m bid for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, the fund management arm of Lloyds Banking Group. Ameriprise Financial, a New York-listed giant with a market value of close to £10bn, is leading a pack of bidders for
Read more →UK Retail Investment Industry Social Media Insights Once again the time has come for the production of Fishtank’s latest Quarterly Social Media Intelligence report for the UK Investment Management industry. As we work our way through our detailed ‘Listening’ criteria and review preliminary results, already there is
Read more →Threadneedle Investments has promoted Nick Ring to head of distribution and as a member of its business executive committee. Ring replaces Campbell Flemming, who became CEO at the start of March. He will be responsible for leading the firm’s sales, client service, marketing and product development programmes.
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