This week’s overview of transfers in the fund and asset management sector includes appointments at Axa Investment Managers, Allianz Global Investors, Alter Domus and Linklaters.
Jeroen Bos
AXA Investment Managers on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jeroen Bos as global head of AXA IM Equity, effective 1 November. Bos will take over from Mark Hargraves, who will pursue a new professional endeavour outside of the AXA Group.
Based in London and reporting to Hans Stoter, global head of AXA IM Core, Bos will be tasked to deliver on AXA IM’s equity growth ambitions and to grow the investment, commercial and financial performance of the equity platform.
Prior to joining AXA IM, Jeroen was global head of sustainable Investing at Credit Suisse Asset Management, leading its sustainability efforts across the firm. Prior to this, he was Head of Equities and Responsible Investing at NN Investment Partners. In his career, Jeroen has also held a number of Global Equity Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst roles.
“I am delighted to welcome Jeroen within AXA IM to steer our equity business,” said Stoter. “As we have strong ambitions to expand our equity franchise, particularly in Thematics, SDG-aligned and ESG integrated investment strategies, his breadth of knowledge of the equities markets and responsible investing will be instrumental to us. I look forward to working with him to continously innovate, bring best in class strategies for our clients, and deliver sustainable long-term value.”
Hartwig Kos
Allianz Global Investors has announced the expansion of its expertise in the multi-asset space with the addition of Hartwig Kos who will join AllianzGI from DWS at the beginning of September 2023.
These changes will sharpen the purely fundamental multi-asset investment approach, said Allianz, referring to its long-standing “quantamental” and purely systematic strategies. Hartwig will be based in Frankfurt and report to Gregor MA Hirt, Global CIO Multi Asset.
“We are very pleased to welcome Hartwig Kos to AllianzGI as of September,” said Gregor MA Hirt, Global CIO Multi Asset. “With his extensive experience in fundamental investing, he will make an excellent addition to AllianzGI’s Multi Asset team, where he will lead the fundamental investment strategies. As Head of Multi Asset Fundamental Investing, one of his goals will be to help further enhance our fundamental approach and product offering for both retail and institutional clients.”
Hartwig Kos is currently Head of Multi Asset Allocation at DWS Investment in Frankfurt. He has 18 years of experience in multi-asset portfolio management and asset allocation research. Prior to joining DWS in 2019, he was Co-Head of Multi Asset & Vice Chief Investment Officer at Syz Asset Management and Investment Director in the Global Multi Asset Group of Baring Asset Management, both in London. Kos holds a Ph.D. in Finance from City University London and degrees in Investment Management from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and in Finance, Controlling and Banking from the University of Basel. He is a CFA Charterholder.
Paul Balland
In Luxembourg, Paul Balland has joined Linklaters as a junior associate in the Investment Funds department. “I’m excited to learn, grow, and contribute alongside a talented team!” he said when announcing the news on LinkedIn.
Athanasios Sismanidis
Athanasios Sismanidis has joined as fund services officer at Alter Domus in Luxembourg. He previously served as supply chain specialist in the Greek army.
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