PGIM Investments has hired Rob Hall from Natixis as head of UK wholesale.
Hall (pictured) will be based in London and report to head of PGIM Investments International Kimberly LaPointe.
He will be responsible for developing relationships with intermediary and wholesale clients in the UK, including private banks, family offices, funds of funds, wealth managers and other intermediaries.
Another part of his role will be to work with Guillaume Lendormy who was recently appointed to grow relationships with global banks in London.
As part of its push into UK and Europe, last year PGIM Investments added 22 of its Ucits funds to the Investment Association’s sectors. The firm has $9.6bn (£7bn) under management on its Ucits platform.
Hall previously spent more than a decade at Natixis Investment Managers, most recently as UK wholesale director, leading on the London and South African markets.
LaPointe said: “Growing our European platform with the strategic hiring of talent remains a key priority for our business. We are extremely pleased with the development of our UK business in recent years, in what remains a highly competitive marketplace. UK intermediaries are increasingly recognising PGIM as a home of skilled active management, and we are witnessing accelerating demand for our range of specialist fixed income, equity, and real estate offerings.
“Attracting a skilled and experienced client relationship specialist such as Robert further highlights our drive to continue to grow our reach in this priority area.”
Hall said: “I am thrilled to be joining PGIM Investments at such an exciting time for the business. The UK wholesale market truly understands the power of active management, which, over the past 18 months has again added considerable value.”
