People Moves

Wealth management firm Myddleton Croft has promoted former BNY Mellon/Newton retail sales head Julie Jones to managing director, as chief executive David Cowell moves to a chairman role.

AXA Investment Managers has hired two senior members to its EMD team as its head of emerging markets fixed income Damien Buchet departs.

Heartwood Investment Management has hired Marian Black from Baring Asset Management to head up its investment marketing.

Standard Life Investments' Ed Legget is to join Artemis ahead of the planned retirement of the group's Tim Steer, Investment Week can reveal.

Charles Stanley has promoted head of digital marketing and communications Magnus Wheatley to managing director of its D2C business Charles Stanley Direct.

Newton's chief investment officer Simon Pryke is leaving the firm after almost 20 years to pursue more commercial roles.

Standard Life Investments' UK equity manager Ed Legget is to leave the firm, Investment Week can reveal.

Ben Yearsley has left his role as head of investment research at Charles Stanley Direct after less than three years.

Keith Skeoch, current chief executive of Standard Life Investments, is to take over from David Nish as head of parent company Standard Life.

Sanlam's head of business development Andy Davies has joined Momentum Global Investment Management as head of UK retail sales.