People Moves

  • cowley departs kleinwort benson

    cowley departs kleinwort benson

    Rex Cowley, who served as the director of products and marketing at Close International prior to its acquisition by Kleinwort Benson in June, has left the company.

  • altana wealth recruits head of sales

    altana wealth recruits head of sales

    Newly-established investment management group Altana Wealth has hired David Helm as its global head of sales and marketing.

  • robson joins threadneedle

    robson joins threadneedle

    Threadneedle’s Global Focus Fund is to see its third manager this year, with the appointment of Neil Robson to the firm’s Global Equities Team.

  • henderson closes quants currency strategy

    henderson closes quants currency strategy

    Henderson is to close its Amsterdam-based quants currency team at the end of the month.

  • aberdeen multi manager distribution capability

    aberdeen multi manager distribution capability

    Aberdeen Multi-Manager has expanded its IFA distribution capability with a new business development hire.

  • barings expands world equities team

    barings expands world equities team

    Baring Asset Management has appointed Tom Mann as an investment manager in its international and world equities team.

  • fairbairn private bank hires robert currie

    fairbairn private bank hires robert currie

    Fairbairn Private Bank has appointed Robert Currie as head of UK private banking, a move that comes hot on the heels of the departure of former head of banking David Stearn and former CIO Russel Waite earlier this week.

  • gregson takes on hendersons funds at jp morgan

    gregson takes on hendersons funds at jp morgan

    Neil Gregson is to take over as the manager of Ian Henderson’s natural resources funds early in 2012.

  • Lombard Odier appoints healthcare specialist

    Lombard Odier appoints healthcare specialist

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Bruce Turner to manage the healthcare portfolio strategy element of its 1798 Fundamental Strategies Fund and Global Equity Long/Short Fund.

  • polar capital hires ton tija

    polar capital hires ton tija

    Polar Capital has appointed Ton Tija to establish a European Market Neutral franchise for the group.

  • kames poaches property specialists from ing

    kames poaches property specialists from ing

    Kames Capital has poached three team members from specialist property multi-manager ING REIM as part of its continued transition following the rebrand from Aegon Asset Management.

  • kleinwort benson names new coo

    kleinwort benson names new coo

    Kleinwort Benson has appointed Danny Vogt as its new chief operating officer.