Tournant has joined from Newedge Prime Brokerage, where he was global head of origination and structuring, responsible for coordination of sales strategy, client acquisition and product development.
He joins as Armstrong IM’s firth partner; the firm was originally established in 2009 by Dr Ana Armstrong, CEO and head of portfolio strategy & construction, and head of investment selection, Patrick Armstrong.
Also hired are Philip Riris as an analyst and Andy Hutcheon as a sales manager. Riris joined from Avalon Capital Markets where he worked in investment research and Hutcheon previously worked at AH Consultants and Barclays Wealth.
Ana Armstrong said: “We are very excited about the addition of Vincent at a key time in our firm’s development. The newly created COO role will facilitate a structured development of our partnership and his years of experience in business development in our key growth markets will also assist in the continued expansion of our organisation.”