Capital Group looks to Morgan Stanley for new head of product development role

Kat Ferris appointed

Capital Group has hired Kat Ferris from Morgan Stanley Investment Management for the newly-created role of head of product development for Europe and Asia.

Based in London, Ferris will build and lead a team that will work on product development, governance and product management of Capital Group's investment range for clients in Europe and Asia, and will have responsibility for overseeing fund launches across equity, fixed income and multi-asset. In her new role, Ferris will report to head of product and investment services for Europe and Asia at Capital Group, Alexandra Haggard. At Morgan Stanley, Ferris spent four years as head of international product, overseeing product strategy, as well as the development, launch and maintenance of ...