River and Mercantile has hired former Cazenove director of investment funds Robin Minter-Kemp as a non-executive director.
Schroders' private banking arm has seen net revenues almost double following its acquisition of Cazenove Capital last summer.
The five best-selling UK All Companies funds saw more than £1bn in collective inflows in the first two months of the year, confirming UK equities are back at the top of investors' wishlists.
Last week Investment Week held its Senate Investment Conference, encompassing 11 top speakers from leading asset managers who presented over the course of the two-day event.
Multi-asset managers are using setbacks such as that caused last week by unrest in Ukraine to increase their exposure to buoyant markets.
A large proportion of funds in the IMA UK Smaller Companies sector have failed to produce alpha over the long term, amid a strong rally in small-cap stocks.