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Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Cazenove Capital, Aviva Investors, Royal London AM
Editorial Staff
30 April 2024
Cazenove Capital Aviva Investors Chief investment officer Piers Hillier will take on responsibility for Royal London Asset Management’s global equity capabilities, the firm said in a statement. Hillier has over 30 years’ industry experience, including tenure as head of international equities at Kames Capital among other senior global investment roles. To manage the global equity team, Hillier is supported by Matt Burgess who will continue as head of quant strategies, as well as Richard Marwood, co-head of UK equities and Mike Fox, head of sustainable. He will also be supported by fund managers Bixuan Xu and George Crowdy, Simon Davies, assistant fund manager, and Royal London Asset Management’s analyst team. The team is also supported by input from its expert teams across asset classes, as well as its responsible investment team. Royal London Asset Management said that its strategy for growing its investment capabilities whilst focusing on delivering good outcomes for clients is unchanged. There will be no change to the investment approach which underpins its equity capabilities across global equity, UK equity, sustainable or the quantitative funds, the firm added.
Harry Jack (pictured), head of pan European Equity Research at Schroders, will be joining in London in June, reporting to Clare Anderson, global head of Schroders family office service.
Jack's career, which spans 19 years in the European equities sector at Schroders, will make him a good addition to Schroders ultra-high net worth (UHNW) wealth business in this new role at Cazenove Capital, the firm said in a statement.
He started his career as an analyst covering the UK market, before expanding his expertise across Europe. For the past nine years, Jack has been head of European research. His contributions to Schroders has also extended beyond European research, the firm continued. He has co-chaired the global heads of research forum, collaborating on a global scale and building global sector communities across regions and asset classes. Jack has also been leading in artificial intelligence within the equities team, integrating technology into research processes, enhancing analytical capabilities, and driving strategies.
Schroders Wealth Management, including UK-based Cazenove Capital, has £110.2 billion ($138 billion) in assets under management globally across all wealth management offices.
has restructured its global equity team, after the resignation of its head of equities Peter Rutter and a number of the global equities team, who plan to set up their own company.