Rae Brooks has joined UK-based wealth management firm Smith & Williamson as a director in the investment management division from Amundi, the fund manager that is majority owned by Crédit Agricole.

At Amundi, he was director of the UK subsidiary from 2000-2011 and was in charge of the private client business.  Rae began his career in 1979 at the Alexander Howden Group and left them in 1984 to become a founder member of Premium Management, which was then bought by Credit Agricole Asset Management in 2000.

Rae manages funds for charities and private clients and specialises in managing balanced portfolios.