chief investment officer

Left Schroders last August

To begin her role in January 2017

Revealed at annual conference

Former Midas and Momentum sales head David Thomas has joined Liverpool-based Seneca Investment Managers as its new CEO.

Alexander Friedman, global CIO at UBS Wealth Management, sees Japan as ‘more of a risk' to investors than China in the coming year.

Aviva Investors has hired Mark Versey, chief investment officer at Friends Life, as its new director of client solutions.

Baring Asset Management has appointed James Ross to the newly created London-based role of director of investment process.

CIO INTERVIEW

Private client investment manager Principal Investment Management has appointed Stephen Jones, former head of European equities at Gartmore, as its CIO.