Simon Miles has been confirmed as EMEA head of  Merrill Lynch Portfolio Managers, WealthBriefing has learned.

Miles has been acting head of MLPM (part of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management) since June and is now a member of the EMEA wealth management executive committee.  Based in London, he will report to Mark Curtis, international head of investment solutions, and locally to David Jervis.

Miles began his career at Barclays before joining the SG Warburg investment management team, providing discretionary solutions to non-UK clients, in 1983. SG Warburg later became Mercury Asset Management, which was then acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1997.

MLPM is part of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and works with the wealth structuring and advisory businesses to provide clients with discretionary management and independent investment advice.