The latest moves and appointments in wealth management in the UK, the rest of Europe, the Middle East and other select locations.

Cazenove Capital
Harry Jack (pictured), head of pan European Equity Research at Schroders, will be joining Cazenove Capital 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.

Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has appointed Mathew Parker to join its UK Equity team. Based in London, Parker will report to Trevor Green, head of UK equities, the firm said in a statement.

Parker will be joining from Columbia Threadneedle where he led their UK All Cap and UK Mid Cap equity strategies for the CT universal multi-asset portfolios. He has over 20 years’ experience in various roles including portfolio manager, portfolio assistant and analyst roles at BMO Global Asset Management, prior to it being acquired by Columbia Threadneedle.

Parker will be co-portfolio manager alongside Charlotte Meyrick on both the Aviva Investors UK equity unconstrained strategy, and the Aviva Investors UK Small and Mid-Cap Strategy. In addition to this, he will assume analyst coverage responsibilities within the energy, materials and utilities sector hubs.

The appointment represents the second addition to the UK equity team this year, following the hire of Kunal Kothari as a portfolio manager in February to strengthen the team’s capabilities in this space.

Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management 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.

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.