This follows the appointment in December 2022 of Rachel Canning as distribution support manager. The new hires, based in London and reporting to chief commercial officer Apiramy Jeyarajah, will focus on building up the client ecosystem for Nedgroup’s recently-launched in-house boutique platform, the firm said in a statement.

They will be responsible for the end-to-end distribution process and the development of new and existing institutional and wholesale client relationships in the UK and continental Europe.

Prior to joining Nedgroup, Ferguson worked as a business development manager at Aegon Asset Management (formally Kames Capital) and was with the firm for a total of 7 years. Ferguson, who has 10 years of industry experience. was responsible for developing relationships within the UK wholesale market. Before that, she worked at Aberdeen Standard Investments and SVM Asset Management.

Prior to joining Nedgroup, Canning spent close to 14 years at Janus Henderson Investors, most recently as the UK sales and client services manager. Before that, she was a sales executive at New Star Asset Management. Canning has over 15 years of industry experience.

“We have ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe and there are many exciting developments underway…Throughout the launch of our in-house boutique platform, we have emphasised the strength of building partnerships, and these new hires will pioneer our client-centric approach and oversee our most important partnerships – that with our clients,” Jeyarajah said.

Nedgroup Investments is a global asset manager with over $20 billion AUM with its international business led from London and global headquarters in Cape Town.

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has appointed Marine Eugène to the newly-created role of chief commercial officer.

Previously, Eugène was managing director at US-based fractional jet ownership firm Flexjet. Prior to this, she worked as Europe and Middle East director for Sommet Education, and for 15 years at NetJets – also an aviation business – where she was head of sales EMEA.