Former F&C MM Cheeseman joins Mercer

The former head of multi-manager at F&C, Dean Cheeseman, has joined Mercer as an equity portfolio manager within its investment management business.

Based in London, he will be responsible for discretionary manager selection for firm's global and UK equity mandates and will also lead on the appointment of fund managers to Mercer's recently launched workplace savings platform. He will oversee in excess of $2bn of discretionary clients' assets. Tom Murphy, head of investment management for Europe, Middle East and Africa, says: "Dean's extensive portfolio management experience will bring additional strength to our expanding EMEA investment team, which now manages over $8.5bn of assets. "In particular, his retail investment background...