Barings hires fixed income and currency research director

Joins from Royal Bank of Scotland

Baring Asset Management has hired Brian Mangwiro as director of fixed income and currency research.

Mangwiro joins from RBS Global Bank & Markets, where he worked as director of global FX desk strategy.  At Barings, he will report to Nigel Sillis, head of research, and be based in the firm's London office. The appointment follows the hire of David Nowakowski in December as director of research - fixed income who joined from Roubini Global Economics. Alan Wilde, head of fixed income - global at Baring Asset Management, said: "During a time when monetary policy is one key focus for markets, seeking currency opportunities to complement alpha derived from bond markets is going to rem...