People Moves

  • octopus cio departs

    octopus cio departs

    Lothar Mentel has left Octopus Investments and will not be replaced in his role as chief investment officer.

  • wagstaff henderson third glbl head distribution

    wagstaff henderson third glbl head distribution

    Paul Feeney has stepped up to take on Phil Wagstaffs role as chief executive of Skandia Investment Group given the latters departure after just two weeks for Henderson Global Investors.

  • hayes takes on axa im corporate bond fund

    hayes takes on axa im corporate bond fund

    Nick Hayes has taken over from Theodora Zemek as the lead manager of the Axa Sterling Corporate Bond Fund, as he continues to make his mark on the Axa IM fixed income team.

  • lvam fixed income team to join fli

    lvam fixed income team to join fli

    Friends Life Investments has hired the fixed income team from LVAM to initially run the fixed income assets within its annuity liabilities, shareholder funds and assets backing other non-profit liabilities.

  • first state expands global equities team

    first state expands global equities team

    First State has bolstered its global equities team with the appointment of two new sector investors, Julie Thomas and Ben Yeoh.

  • lombard odier im appoints new cio

    lombard odier im appoints new cio

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has appointed Jan Straatman into a newly-created chief investment officer position.

  • johnson handed omam cte bond fund permanently

    johnson handed omam cte bond fund permanently

    Christine Johnson is no longer the interim manager of the OMAM Corporate Bond Fund as she is now its permanent lead manager.

  • barings expands multi-asset team

    barings expands multi-asset team

    Baring Asset Management has appointed Matthew Whitbread as an investment manager in its multi-asset team, bringing it up to 10-strong.

  • podger brought in to save bolton legacy

    podger brought in to save bolton legacy

    Threadneedle’s Jeremy Podger is to take over Fidelity’s Global Special Situations Fund following a dismal five-year tenure with Jorma Korhonen at the helm. Can he improve the fund’s performance?

  • shaw steps up to comanage kames uk equity fund

    shaw steps up to comanage kames uk equity fund

    Peter Shaw is to become co-manager of the Kames Capital UK Equity Fund alongside Stephen Adams.

  • tomlins leads on mandg european bond fund

    tomlins leads on mandg european bond fund

    James Tomlins has taken over as lead manager of the M&G European High Yield Bond Fund.

  • nick roe-ely returns to private client space

    nick roe-ely returns to private client space

    Nick Roe-Ely has returned to private client fund management, in the position of investment director at Rathbones’ Liverpool office.