RBC GAM expands Emea distribution team
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), the asset management arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Anne-Sophie Girault as Emea managing director for business development.
Also joining RBC GAM’s London office in support of institutional sales and client service are Oliver Cooper, associate director, Emea business development, and Fajr Al Tamimi, marketing associate, Emea business development.
“This growth in our distribution platform enhances our capabilities in providing institutional investors in the Emea markets with relevant investment solutions and exceptional service,” said Damon Williams, president, institutional, RBC GAM. “Girault, Cooper and Al Tamimi complement the strength of our existing team and share in our commitment to providing world-class client service.”
Based in London, Girault will be responsible for growing RBC GAM’s institutional asset management business in the Emea region. She will report to Paul Williams, head of Emea, RBC GAM in the UK.
Girault joins RBC GAM from Aviva Investors where she was responsible for the client portfolio managers teams for fixed-income.
Before this, Girault held roles at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Fidelity Investments and La Compagnie Financiere Edmond de Rothschild, in Paris and London.
The expansion follows the addition of ten global equity specialists earlier this year, bringing the total number of investment professionals and staff based in London to 45.
RBC GAM’s London-based investment management teams specialize in global, European and emerging markets.
“The growth of our London office over the past year, as well as enhancements to our investment solutions, positions us well as institutions look to asset managers that offer geographical and asset class diversification amid a shifting global macro outlook,” said Paul Williams, head of institutional business at RBC GAM-UK.
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