SJP CIO Chris Ralph switches to chief global strategist role

Deputy CIO Tom Beal to take over

James Baxter-Derrington
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Chris Ralph, long-standing chief investment officer at St James’s Place Wealth Management (SJP), will become global chief strategist for the firm.

Ralph, who held the position of CIO at SJP since November 2009, said on Thursday (2 January) that his new role will give him the opportunity to "spend more time watching markets" and "communicating ideas to partners and clients". The Top Down: SJP's Ralph on 'the defining theme of the next five years' Meanwhile Tom Beal, who has been deputy chief investment manager for the last year, will assume the role of CIO. Ralph said: "I am convinced [Beal] will do a superb job and is well prepared to take on the additional responsibility. Under his leadership, our investment management appro...

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