Investec Asset Management has strengthened its multi-asset team with three new hires.

Investec Asset Management has strengthened its multi-asset team with three new hires.

Edmund Ng joins as a portfolio manager responsible for leading equity research and the development of equity strategies, while Atul Shinh has been appointed as an investment specialist with responsibility for product and process management. Michael Streatfield joins the team to focus on portfolio construction and quantitative analysis.

The hires are a continuation of the recent strengthening of the team, following the hire of Michael Spinks from Schroders in 2012 as co-head of multi-asset and portfolio manager.

Ng previously managed long-only EAFE and long/short European equity strategies at TT International, following a role at Morgan Stanley as a sell-side equity strategist.

Before joining Investec, Streatfield previously held roles at Towers Watson and Old Mutual Asset Management as a research actuary, and was head of quantitative research at Fleming Martin Asset Management.

Shinh previously worked at Mercer where he led manager research coverage for diversified growth strategies globally. Prior to this he was part of Axa’s multi-manager team after a role at the Financial Services Authority.

“We are seeing strong demand across our outcome orientated multi-asset range and the new team members ensure that we support this growth and continue to deliver the performance that our clients expect. We believe our approach to grouping assets as growth, defensive and uncorrelated – by considering their behaviours rather than relying on asset class labels – results in superior diversification and portfolio construction,” said Spinks.