Jamie Downing has been appointed global head of client consulting at bfinance, an independent investment consulting firm. He replaces Mal Hunt, who joined the firm in 2017 and is set to leave the company on April 30.
Downing has 25 years of experience in asset management and pension consulting, including 11 years at American Century Investments, where he was global head of institutional distribution for almost five years.
“I’m delighted to become part of the bfinance team and looking forward to building on the firm’s exceptional reputation for client service and quality,” said Downing. “We are fortunate to have a team of experienced senior client consultants now located across 10 countries (with clients in many more). My mission is to ensure that every office can deliver outstanding advisory and consultancy support to pension funds, endowments, family offices, insurers and other investors within their markets."
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