SWIP hires BlackRock's Low to head global equities

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has hired William Low as head of global equities.

Low, previously director and portfolio manager at BlackRock covering Europe, Australasia and the Far East, now reports to Andrew November, director of equities at SWIP's Edinburgh office. In his new role Low is responsible for running SWIP's global equity strategy. November says: "William's knowledge and depth of experience in global equity asset management complements our existing capability, a combination which we believe offers an exciting international equity proposition and one which will deliver on our ambitions to become a key player in this area of the market." Prior to Bla...