Reporting directly to chief investment officer Stephen Pearson, Sheikh (pictured) will be responsible for leading Jupiter’s strategic plans to develop the multi-asset business.
He will work closely with the multi-asset team, including fund managers Lee Manzi and Rhys Petheram, and with Jupiter’s 74-strong active fund management team.
Pearson said: “We are delighted to have attracted someone of Talib’s calibre and look forward to his arrival at Jupiter.
“Talib’s skillset is perfectly aligned with our strategic initiative to expand our international footprint in the multi-asset area, and he is well placed to spearhead this.”
Sheikh joins from JPMAM where he was a managing director and portfolio manager for almost 20 years, overseeing products spanning multi-asset income, target return and flexible balanced funds. He was also instrumental in the growth of the multi-asset solutions team since its inception in 2004. But he is perhaps best known for co-managing the £1bn JPM Global Macro Opportunities fund.
Sheikh said: “I am looking forward to joining Jupiter, having been impressed throughout the process by the dynamic and talented people I have met.
“The opportunity to build on the existing foundations of Jupiter’s multi-asset business is an attractive proposition, and I am excited by the prospect of harnessing the active management skill in the business to deliver solutions for a global client base.”
Sheikh’s role will be effective from June 2018.
