Lombard Odier
PEOPLE MOVES: Lombard Odier, J O Hambro, Brewin Dolphin
Lombard Odier Group has named two managing partners, with J O Hambro Capital Management confirming the resignation of its former group chief executive. Brewin Dolphin appoints a former Barclays Wealth banker as divisional director.
People Moves | 5 Jan 17
PEOPLE MOVES: Aegon, ATS, CII, Zedra, Lombard Odier
Aegon announces the departure of its UK platform czar following its buyout of Cofunds as Alliance Trust Savings hires an ex-Prudential consultant to the newly-created role of chief operating officer. Zedra appoints a new head of its London office, while on a more tragic note Columbia Threadneedle confirms the death of global equities manager Stephen Thornber.
PEOPLE MOVES: StanChart, FPI, Aviva
Standard Chartered’s Asean and south Asia chief executive has stepped down with immediate effect. Friends Provident International has appointed a regional sales director for Singapore, while Aviva has hired a tech industry heavy hitter for a new communications role.
PEOPLE MOVES: BlackRock, Lombard Odier, Moore Stephens
After 11 months of musical chairs, things quietened down this week. A BlackRock veteran is to depart the company and possibly the industry. Lombard Odier has appointed a head of independent asset managers, while Moore Stephens has named a chief executive for Jersey.
China meltdown `very unlikely’: Lombard Odier
China’s debt-to-GDP increased to 250% in the first quarter this year from 154% in 2008. But Lombard Odier believes the picture is not as bad as it seems.