UK Investor Forum, Ballast Nedam, JP Morgan Asset Management, Schroders, Union Bancaire Privée, Aviva Investors, Investec Asset Management
UK Investor Forum – Representatives of two of the UK’s largest pension schemes are joining the board of the UK’s Investor Forum. Chris Hitchen, chief executive at RPMI Railpen, and Virginia Holmes, chair of the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s in-house asset manager, were named as members of the inaugural board. John Kay, the academic behind the eponymous report that recommended the creation of the Investor Forum in 2012, will also join its board, alongside the organisation’s chairman Simon Fraser and executive director Andy Griffiths.
Ballast Nedam – Robert Hendrickx has succeeded Lucie Duynstee as director of the pensions bureau of the €850m pension fund of construction company Ballast Nedam. Over the last seven years, Hendricks has served as manager of the pension funds of insurer and asset manager Allianz Nederland Groep. Duynstee has started her own business as a consultant under the name Lutope Pensioenadvies.
JP Morgan Asset Management – JPMAM has established a dedicated team to focus on endowments and foundations in the EMEA region. Managing director Kris Jonsson and executive director Sandeep Bhamra have been appointed to newly created roles as client advisers in the Global Endowments & Foundations Group. Jonsson joins from JP Morgan Private Bank, while Bhamra joins from JP Morgan Investor Services.
Schroders – James Gautrey, previously global sector specialist, has been promoted to portfolio manager for international equities. Katherine Davidson, global sector specialist, will expand her sector coverage from autos to take responsibility for telecoms from Gautrey. Andre Reichel, previously an equity analyst, has been promoted to global sector specialist for utilities. Giles Money, portfolio manager for the team’s global climate change strategy and global sector specialist for utilities and materials, has decided to leave Schroders to pursue another opportunity.
Union Bancaire Privée – Karine Jesiolowski has been appointed to the emerging market bond team as a senior investment specialist. She joins from BNP Paribas Fortis/Fortis Investments Asset Management, where she has been an analyst since 2003. Before then, she spent seven years as an emerging market strategist and portfolio manager at CPR Asset Management, a subsidiary of Amundi.
Aviva Investors – Xiaoyu Liu has been appointed to the equity investment team as a fund manager covering emerging market and Asia-Pacific equities. She joins from the emerging market equity team at JP Morgan Asset Management. Before then, she worked at UBS in the global equity team.
Investec Asset Management – Simon Brazier will be appointed portfolio manager of the Investec UK Alpha fund on his arrival in November, subject to FCA approval. He will become lead manager of the Investec UK Alpha Fund, and the offshore Investec GSF UK Equity Fund, with Blake Hutchins as alternate manager.
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