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Rothschild Wealth Management Appoints Head Of Investments

Rothschild has created the role of head of investments at its UK wealth management business, as a greater management structure is implemented in the division.
Rothschild has
created the role of head of investments at its UK wealth
management business.
Robert Blaxland, who takes the inaugural role, previously served
as managing director and head of European research at JP
Morgan.
During his 27-year career he has held posts in institutional
equity sales as well as research and investment management,
including firms such as Rubicon Investment Management, Polar
Capital and Morgan Stanley.
The hire comes as part of Rothschild’s plans to nurture its
investment proposition, the firm said in a statement. Blaxland
joined Rothschild yesterday and will report to Mark Kay, head of
the firm’s UK wealth management business.