Mark Lyttleton, former poster boy of the absolute return movement, has left BlackRock, following a year that saw him removed as manager of the core BlackRock UK Fund; apologise to investors for in his UK Absolute Alpha Fund; and take a three-month break from managing money over the summer.
Paul Griffiths, global co-head of fixed income at Aberdeen, has left to pursue other opportunities after a four year stint at the asset manager.
Martin Brown has left Cornelian Asset Managers after a very short stint to return to institutional investment management, the firm has announced.
Ashcourt Rowan has appointed Gaius Jones as the new chief executive of its financial planning arm ahead of the departure of Chris Williams later in the year.
Jamie Matheson has stepped down as executive chairman of Brewin Dolphin, with David Nicol promoted to chief executive officer.
Threadneedle Investments has promoted Nick Ring to head of distribution and as a member of its business executive committee.
ETF Securities has appointed Mark Weeks as CEO of its UK entity, the firm has announced.
Swiss & Global Asset Management, manager of Julius Baer funds, has poached David Shanks from BNY Mellon for its discretionary sales team.
S&P Capital IQ has announced a raft of new hires as part of the expansion of its equities operations.
Victor Nossek has been appointed as the inaugural head of research at Boost ETP, the firm has announced.
BlackRock is to cut 300 jobs in a crackdown on poor performing managers, according to reports.
Dalton Strategic Partnership (DSP) has established a subsidiary company in Tokyo in order to bring its Japanese equity investment capability in house, poaching a team from Funnex Asset Management in the process.
