London-based Insparo Asset Management has appointed Mr James Gore as finance and operations manager.

Mr Gore joins Insparo from Gandhara Capital where he was a finance manager. His prior career also includes roles at Marathon Asset Management, HSBC Investment Bank and Morgan Stanley.

Mr Gore will be working alongside Jon Laidlow, Insparo’s chief operating officer, in order to improve the operational side of the company’s business, the firm said in a statement.

“It is essential, particularly in this climate, to ensure that the operational side of our business can handle the new inflows and increased volume and breadth of trading activity. Having the appropriate systems and personnel in place is a key to investor confidence, and James’s recruitment will help us to ensure that the business is run in the soundest way possible,” said Mr Laidlow.

Mr Laidlow himself was appointed in April this year following Simone Kruys' decision to relinquish the role and return to her native Australia.