People Moves

  • shaughnessy departs Fidelity for Zurich

    shaughnessy departs Fidelity for Zurich

    Fidelity’s UK managing director Gary Shaughnessy is to depart the firm to head up Zurich’s UK Life business from June 2012.

  • thesis expands with two senior hires

    thesis expands with two senior hires

    Thesis Asset Management has made two senior management hires, Lawrence Cook and Neil Lloyd, who will join as business development & marketing director and compliance manager respectively.

  • nichols takes over newton bridge fund

    nichols takes over newton bridge fund

    Simon Nichols has been appointed as lead manager on the Newton Bridge Fund, replacing Caroline Tye who has been promoted to head of private client business at Newton.

  • ennett takes on sli higher income

    ennett takes on sli higher income

    Standard Life Investments (SLI) has changed the lead manager on its Higher Income Fund to David Ennett, as part of an internal restructure that will see Arthur Milson shifted to deputy manager.

  • global equities head rogan to depart

    global equities head rogan to depart

    Henderson’s head of global equities Neil Rogan is to leave the company, as former JPMorgan and Merrill man, Matthew Beesley, is appointed director and head of the same team.

  • Three fund managers go in Aviva Investors shake-up

    Three fund managers go in Aviva Investors shake-up

    John Botham is the highest profile of three European equity fund managers to leave Aviva Investors following a recent review of its business.

  • Jerrry Devlin resurfaces at Macquarie

    Jerrry Devlin resurfaces at Macquarie

    Former Barings man Jerry Devlin has taken on a new role at Macquarie running the sales division looking after financial institutions.

  • Ignis redundanies no fund managers

    Ignis redundanies no fund managers

    Ignis Asset Management has said no senior managers or investment managers are involved in the ongoing consultation that has already seen Nick Pogmore, head of strategic alliances at the firm, made redundant.

  • Hermes gems expands team

    Hermes gems expands team

    Hermes’ Global Emerging Markets division has announced the appointment of two new analysts, Stephen Yan and Kunjal Gala, who will work on the Emerging Asia Fund and Latin America and EMEA research respectively.

  • pioneer brings strategy distribution to London

    pioneer brings strategy distribution to London

    Pioneer Investments has named David Hanratty as head of both its UK and Ireland distribution division and its global strategic partners group, relocating him to London in the process.

  • Pechlaner takes over from Schiessl at Ashburton

    Pechlaner takes over from Schiessl at Ashburton

    Jonathan Schiessl is to concentrate on Ashburton’s Asian fund offerings, with Veronika Pechlaner taking over his International Equity Funds.

  • Alan Gadd stands down head of Allfunds Bank UK

    Alan Gadd stands down head of Allfunds Bank UK

    Alan Gadd is to take on a consultancy role with Allfunds Bank focusing on developments coming out of RDR.