People Moves

  • ima chief saunders to step down

    ima chief saunders to step down

    IMA chief executive Richard Saunders is to step down from his role at the end of this year.

  • lester replacement announced at neptune

    lester replacement announced at neptune

    Neptune has named the man who is to replace John Lester as head of strategic partners following his deprature last month.

  • insight re jigs currency team as department head

    insight re jigs currency team as department head

    Insight Investment is making changes to its currency management team following the announcement that head of currency Dale Thomas is leaving the firm.

  • blackrocks plackett added to sig

    blackrocks plackett added to sig

    Skandia European Best Ideas Fund has awarded Richard Plackett of BlackRock a 34m mandate, representing 10% of the fund, and joining such esteemed managers as Crispin Odey.

  • quilter beefs up scottish presence

    quilter beefs up scottish presence

    Quilter has expanded its investment team in Edinburgh with the hire of Scott Peebles formerly of Close Asset Management.

  • nigel wilson named as landg ceo

    nigel wilson named as landg ceo

    Nigel Wilson is to take over from Tim Breedon as chief executive of Legal & General Group at the end of June.

  • aviva investors appoints interim ceo

    aviva investors appoints interim ceo

    Aviva Investors has announced the appointment of Paul Abberley as interim chief executive following the departure of Alain Dromer at the start of April.

  • anderson rejoins swip in global strategy role

    anderson rejoins swip in global strategy role

    Kenneth Anderson has rejoined Scottish Widows Investment Partnership as an investment director in its global strategy team.

  • tim mitchell leaves invesco for investec

    tim mitchell leaves invesco for investec

    Investec Investment Banking has made three senior hires for its closed-ended funds team.

  • signia continues UHNW focus

    signia continues UHNW focus

    Signia Wealth has announced its second appointment in a week, with the hire of Ameet Patel as head of alternative investments.

  • signia tries for international expansion again

    signia tries for international expansion again

    Signia Wealth has hired former Barclays Wealth market head Sonjoy Phukan to lead the international expansion of the firm just seven months after Shalini Khemka was appointed with the same responsibility.

  • schroders beefs up its emd team

    schroders beefs up its emd team

    Schroders has become the latest fund house to intensify its focus on what is being viewed as one of the most exciting asset classes du jour – emerging market debt.