Henderson Global Investors has confirmed its SRI team has been “provisionally identified as at risk of redundancy” with its funds retaining their SRI mandate and being run by the existing global and UK equity teams.
Legg Mason Global Asset Management has hired ex-Legal and General Investment Management sales manager Dan Franklin as director of business development for the UK.
Vestra Wealth has appointed three further portfolio managers to its Jersey-based team.
Bill Miller is to step down as chief investment officer of Legg Mason Capital Management in April and will pass over sole responsibility of his flagship fund to Sam Peters.
The latest in a number of senior management changes at Kleinwort Benson sees a new head of of wealth management.
Gayle Schumacher has been promoted within Coutts & Co and is now head of the firms investment office.
Swiss banking group Syz & Co has announced two new appointments to Syz Fund Research, its fund analysis and long only manager selection service.
GAM has hired Anthony Lawler from Man Group to help develop the firm’s fund of hedge fund portfolios.
Kames Capital has hired Greg Mackay to work as a derivatives specialist in its fixed income team.
UBS has named Sergio Ermotti as its new chief executive officer in what is hoped will be a less troubled future for the Swiss bank.
A pool of almost 186,000 ultra-high net worth individuals account for assets of more than $25trn, according to Wealth-X, a Singapore-based research provider to global institutions.
RBC continues its UK recruitment drive with three new senior director hires.
