01/09/2015
Saracen hires former Alliance Trust fund manager
The firm has also recruited Nick Jordan from Ignis to enhance its distribution reach with wealth managers.
Executive Moves
01/08/2015
Bordier appoints Director of Commercial Activities from Close Brothers
He will have responsibility for further building Bordier (UK)’s
01/08/2015
BNY Mellon Wealth hires ex-Barclays non-dom specialist
BNY Mellon Wealth Management has appointed Yolande Escher as a wealth director for Europe, focusing on sales and business development within the region.
01/08/2015
Hawksmoor names Robin O'Grady business development director
He has 35 years of experience in marketing fund and investment management services.
01/08/2015
Tilney Bestinvest hires ex-international cricketer for Glasgow arm
He will join the 33-strong team based in Glasgow, taking responsibility for discretionary and advisory investment portfolios for individuals, families, trusts and pensions funds.
01/08/2015
Threadneedle names Patrick Steiner head of Europe insurance sales
He joins from Conning Asset Management, where he was a business development director.
01/08/2015
M&G veteran to lead Natixis wholesale push
He will now be able to bring his clients a different approach to investing based on building more durable portfolios that are better suited to complex modern markets.
01/08/2015
Spanish fund firm suffers asset flight after star manager's exit
One of Spain's leading fund firms, Bestinver, lost almost a third of its assets in 2014 after star manager Francisco García Parames left, becoming the latest industry player to fall foul of so-called 'key man' risk.
01/07/2015
RBC’s Head of European Credit Trading Said to Depart
The person who answered Pearce’s office telephone, who didn’t give his name, said Pearce had left the bank.
01/07/2015
Yorkshire Bank Boss to Step Down
Thorburn was credited with leading the banks through a challenging period.
01/07/2015
Lombard Odier's Huber joins Mirabaud AM
Huber previously led the Swiss equities team at Lombard Odier Investment Managers.
01/07/2015
Stanhope Capital hires ex-Newton man for charity push
Mesquita also established, in partnership with Farrers and haysmacintyre
01/07/2015
New Client Services Director at First Names Group
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Alasdair holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Accountancy from the University of Aberdeen.
01/07/2015
Former F&C fixed income manager joins Charles Stanley
His new role will also see him run the FP Matterley Bond Opportunities fund, set to launch in the second quarter of this year.
01/07/2015
Taylor Wessing begins 2015 with two senior appointments
Kevin was previously Technology Director at Deloitte UK
01/07/2015
Barclays "bad bank" chief to quit by January-end
British bank Barclays Plc's said its "bad bank" business head Eric Bommensath will leave at the end of this month after 17 years at the bank.
01/07/2015
Anderson gets co-manager on £3bn Scottish Mortgage trust
Baillie Gifford partner Tom Slater has been promoted to co-manager of Scottish Mortgage, the UK's largest investment trust, alongside James Anderson.
01/07/2015
Julius Baer's Monaco CEO to step down
The chief executive of Julius Baer’s two entities in Monaco has stepped down in order to fully focus on acquiring and servicing clients for the company.
01/06/2015
Brewin directors move to Rathbones for Glasgow office launch
Brewin Dolphin’s Angus Kerr, Lindsay Strachan and four colleagues are moving to Rathbones to set up a new Glasgow office for the wealth manager.
01/06/2015
Rathbones increases presence in Scotland
This new office will complement Rathbones’ established operations in Edinburgh and Aberdeen bringing its total number of branches across the UK and Channel Islands to 15.