Ashcourt Rowan has agreed on the transfer of six investment management staff to Walker Crips for the sum of £425,000, in a move that is part of its ongoing strategy to focus on its investment and wealth management proposition.
After 34 years in the industry, Bob Doll is to retire at the end of 2012.
Following the death of his father, Viv, earlier this week, Nicholas Coghill is to take over as managing director of City Asset Management.
Kleinwort Benson has appointed Valentina Tacchino as head of private wealth management, international.
Nikko Asset Management has hired Aoifinn Devitt to lead the expansion of its World Series Fund Platform into Europe and non-Japan Asia.
Mark Lyttleton, who in February stepped down from managing the BlackRock UK Fund, is to take a leave of absence over the summer to resolve family issues, with his flagship BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund and the BlackRock UK Dynamic Fund to be run by their co-managers.
Kleinwort Benson has created a brand new role of executive director, business development, and handed it to Andrew Wheeler.
Threadneedle has bolstered its fixed income team following the departure of former head of emerging market debt (EMD) Richard House, along with two of his colleagues, to join Standard Life Investments (SLI).
John Clougherty, Aviva Investors’ former director of UK collective investments, is to join Fidelity as its head of UK retail from 11 June.
Quentin Fitzsimmons is counting down the days to mid-July when his resignation from Threadneedle becomes effective.
SVM Asset Management has appointed Alasdair Birch from BNP Paribas Investment Partners UK as a European equity analyst.
Rathbone Investment Management has hired former Williams de Broe man Keith MacKenzie as investment director in its Edinburgh team.
