PEOPLE MOVES: 7IM, Quilter Cheviot, UBS Wealth Management
CEO to retire at 7IM, Jersey hire for DFM and Asia change-up at Swiss wealth manager
CEO to retire at 7IM, Jersey hire for DFM and Asia change-up at Swiss wealth manager
Fintech funds, Scandinavian bonds and Austrian expansion on the agenda in the investment world
Axa IM surveyed around 2000 UK adults on their views about socially responsible investments
Six appointments for both KPMG and Barclays Wealth, while Axa UK gets a new chief financial officer
Standard Life Aberdeen appoint UK propositions manager, while UBS Asia appoints new president
Former Utmost sales chief finds fresh role, Clyde & Co adds Omani dispute duo and Geoff Cook steps down
Axa-owned multi-manager joins the rank of fund groups hit by volatile markets in H1
A former Nexus Singapore financial planner joins Guardian Wealth in Dubai, Mark Mobius nabs two former Franklin Templeton colleagues for his asset management boutique and Axa announces the retirement of a veteran fund manager.
The hits keep coming for the life sector as Europe’s second biggest insurer, Axa, announces a shift from Life & Saving business to Property & Casualty.
Axa, Metlife and Zurich have taken some of the top spots among the 100 most valuable insurance brands of 2018, but China is the most dominant country with its companies taking four of the top 10 slots.
Franklin Templeton appoints a lead manager for emerging markets team, Axa IM launches a business development department and the Financial Conduct Authority appoints an executive director of international to oversee Brexit developments.
Stephenson Harwood appoints a new partner in Hong Kong, Julius Baer sees a senior exit in the Middle East and raids Barclays Wealth for UK expansion, Intertrust appoints Netherlands head and Brewin Dolphin appoints Axa’s Kellard as a non-exec director.