In other People Moves, two former SEC officials have joined the D.C. office of Hughes Hubbard and Reed while Wolters Kluwer expands in China, and Fiserv has a new chief financial officer.
JPMorgan Names EMEA Head of Portfolio Management
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Anthony Simpson as EMEA head of client portfolio management (CPM) for multi asset solutions, which “manages $180 billion of multi asset class portfolios for institutions, intermediaries and individuals globally,” J.P. Morgan says in a statement.
Simpson, who is based in London, reports to James Elliot, global co-chief investment officer, multi asset solutions, according to the statement.
Simpson will be responsible for “leading the Multi Asset CPM teams in London and Hong Kong, which communicate investment strategy, performance and market outlook to existing and potential clients,” the firm says.
Multi asset solutions “draws on a global platform of investment capabilities across a wide range of asset classes to create portfolios based on research-driven asset allocation and ongoing active management,” according to the statement.
Simpson, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of industry experience, most recently spent “nine years in the hedge fund industry,” according to the statement, which also notes posts as at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, “where he founded and co-headed the Pension & Insurance Services Group in London.”
Two Former SEC Officials Join Law Firm’s D.C. Office
Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP, an international law firm founded in 1888, reports that Roel Campos, a former SEC commissioner, and Terence Healy, the former senior assistant chief litigation counsel for the SEC’s division of enforcement, will join the firm as partners in its Washington, D.C. office.
The two will lead the firm’s securities enforcement practice group as chair and vice chair, respectively, according to a statement.
Campos served as SEC commissioner from 2002 to 2007. Healy served as senior assistant chief litigation counsel from 2008 to 2012.
“Campos and Healy regularly advise corporate management teams, boards of directors, private funds, and individuals on a variety of regulatory and enforcement issues,” the statement notes. “Both have extensive experience representing clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings before the SEC, Department of Justice, FINRA, and other financial regulators.”
Wolters Kluwer Names Head of China Financial Services Business
Netherlands -based Wolters Kluwer, an information services company, has appointed Yong Zhao as its new general manager for the financial services market in China.
Zhao, a 15-year veteran to be based in Shanghai, will “help spearhead further growth for the financial technology firm in the market,” according to a statement.
He currently works at Wolters Kluwer as head of professional services and deputy general manager for China, the company says.
Prior to Wolters Kluwer, Zhao worked for Lombard Risk, “where he was responsible for managing all regulatory reporting projects across Asia,” according to a statement from the vendor. “His responsibilities encompassed all regulatory product development streams and key software development projects.”
Zhao replaces Michael Thomas, who is retiring.
Fiserv Picks New CFO
Brookfield, Wis.-based Fiserv, Inc., a provider of financial services technology solutions, reports that Robert Hau will join the company as chief financial officer (CFO) on March 14, 2016.
Hau, a business and financial services veteran, most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of TE Connectivity Ltd., a “$12 billion global product technology company that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for a variety of industries,” Fiserv says. “Prior to joining TE Connectivity, Hau served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Lennox International Inc. … and also spent 22 years at Honeywell International Inc.”
He succeeds Tom Hirsch, the CFO since 2006, who is retiring.
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