Buy Side Market Update December 2020 & January 2021

Fund News

• Stephen DOVER, Executive Vice President and Head of Equity at Franklin Templeton has been appointed Chief Market Strategist for the Franklin Templeton Investment Institute. Terence MURPHY, Chief Executive Officer of subsidiary ClearBridge Investments has been appointed Head of Equities in addition to his current role

People Moves

• Sheila PATEL, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Chairman, London, is to step down from her role, and her position as a Member of the Management Committee, though will remain with the firm in an advisory capacity
• Joe DOWLING, Brown University, Chairman, Investment Office, has joined Blackstone as Global Co-Head of Hedge Fund Solutions (BAAM), alongside John MCCORMICK
• Mike PYLE, BlackRock, Global Chief Investment Strategist, has left to serve as Chief Economic Advisor to US Vice President Kamala HARRIS
• Leland HART, Alcentra, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Liquid Credit, New York, has left
• Paul SCHOFIELD, Allianz Global Investors, Portfolio Manager, Global Sustainable Equities, London, has joined NN Investment Partners as Head of Sustainable & Impact Equity
• David CLOTT, Shawn MATO and Brendan RYAN have rejoined Aviva Investors in the multi-asset and macro team from Westwood Holdings, where they focused on global convertible bond strategies
• Mark BRETT, Capital Group, Fund Manager, Global Fixed Income, has left
• Benjamin SEGAL, Neuberger Berman, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Equity, New York, is to leave
• Adil RIZVI, TEB Invest, Head of Sales & Trading, Istanbul, has joined Kirkoswald Asset Management as a Trader, New York
• Sebastian STASIAK, Mason Capital Management, Analyst, New York, has joined PointState Capital as a Software Analyst, New York