People Moves

  • Beleaguered Co-op hires HSBCs Booker

    Beleaguered Co-op hires HSBCs Booker

    Niall Booker has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Co-operative Banking Group days after the troubled bank suspended new business lending to protect capital.

  • Ashcourt Rowan adds business director to roster

    Ashcourt Rowan adds business director to roster

    Ashcourt Rowan has named its latest high profile hire, appointing Steven Midgley as the first business director for Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning (ARFP).

  • Pain hired to ease RBS woe

    Pain hired to ease RBS woe

    RBS has drafted in former FSA managing director of supervision Jon Pain in a bid to salvage its reputation following a series of high profile transgressions including Libor fixing and misselling of PPI.

  • Black rock poaches ubs uk small cap specialist

    Black rock poaches ubs uk small cap specialist

    Daniel Whitestone has been named as a director of the BlackRock UK small/mid cap equities team, taking on the new role at the start of June.

  • McGuckin to co-manage

    McGuckin to co-manage

    Kames Capital has boosted the team on its High Yield Global Bond fund by promoting Claire McGuckin to co-manager alongside Phil Milburn.

  • Vaughan exits Threadneedle for city sabaticle

    Vaughan exits Threadneedle for city sabaticle

    Threadneedle's head of UK equity smaller companies Dan Vaughan has left the group, taking an extended sabbatical from the City.

  • Charlie Eppinger departs as L&G acquires Cofunds

    Charlie Eppinger departs as L&G acquires Cofunds

    Cofunds' chairman Charlie Eppinger is stepping down from the business as Legal & General's acquisition of the platform completes.

  • LG appoints new head of asset allocation

    LG appoints new head of asset allocation

    Legal & General Investment Management has appointed BNP Paribas' Emiel van den Heiligenberg as head of asset allocation.

  • Peters takes over Legg Mason Value Trust

    Peters takes over Legg Mason Value Trust

    Mary Chris Gay has left her role as assistant manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust, which is managed by Sam Peters.

  • Kelson takes step back at T Rowe Price

    Kelson takes step back at T Rowe Price

    Arif Husain is to replace Ian Kelson as head of international fixed income at T Rowe Price International, taking on portfolio management responsibilities in addition to leading the investment team and process.

  • Newton builds on high yield expertise

    Newton builds on high yield expertise

    Newton Asset Management has expanded its global fixed income team with the hire of high yield specialist Khuram Sharih.

  • High yield specialist boosts MG team

    High yield specialist boosts MG team

    M&G has appointed global fixed income specialist Andrius Isciukas to its retail fixed income team where he will work across high yield and investment grade products.