Ashburton, the Jersey-based investment management division of FirstRand International Asset Management, has appointed Philip Childs to the h...

Ashburton, the Jersey-based investment management division of FirstRand International Asset Management, has appointed Philip Childs to the head of its business development strategy in the UK market. The position is a new one. Philip Childs was head of retail fund management at F&C Management between 1987 and 2002 and, more recently, was sales director at iimia. He has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry in London. Ashburton has its headquarters in Jersey and distribution offices in South Africa.