UK-Based Sarasin & Partners Appoints Head Of Global Equities

Emily Harrison

2 November 2016

, a UK-based firm, has appointed Jeremy Thomas as head of global equities, starting with immediate effect. Thomas joins from Allianz Global, where he managed global and UK equity mandates for over 12 years. His new role has been freshly created, a spokesperson told this publication when asked about the matter.

Before Allianz Global, Thomas worked at ISIS Management, now F&C, and began his career at Schroders.

Sarasin & Partners is an asset manager overseeing the money of charities, institutions, intermediaries, pension fund, and private clients, from the UK and the rest of the world.

Thomas will be responsible for managing institutional mandates and Sarasin’s team of thematic equity analysts. He will report to Subitha Subramaniam, Sarasin & Partner’s head of asset management.

Among other recent developments, in July this year Guy Monson, who a prominent figure in London's investment community for more than a decade, handed over his duties as managing partner at Sarasin & Partners to Guy Matthews to focus on his chief investment officer role. He became a senior partner.

Sarasin & Partners manages £13.6 billion ($16.74 billion) of AuM (as of 30 June 2016).