Jack Adamson has joined as director of business development for the UK and Ireland, and Harry Legge as associate director of business development for the UK, both reporting to Matthew Rawlings, head of financial institutions for the UK and Ireland, the firm said in a statement.

Welcoming them to the firm, Rawlings said: “Both bring great experience to their respective roles and will help us to strengthen our resources, further support our clients and expand our business.”

Before joining RBC BlueBay, Adamson was working at Invesco (formerly Invesco Perpetual) for over seven years, as part of their sales team where he looked after a number of high-profile clients. Prior to this, he worked with the private bank C. Hoare & Co within their wealth management business development function, the firm added.

Legge joined RBC BlueBay from Artemis Investment Management where he spent four years working as a sales executive covering both wholesale and advisory clients in London and the Channel Islands.

Prior to this, he worked in business development at advisory firm Global Partnership Family Offices, the firm said.

RBC BlueBay Asset Management, part of RBC Global Asset Management, is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada in EMEA and APAC and is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional and wholesale investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, hedge funds, and specialty investment strategies.