UBS Global AM expands Australian team
UBS Global Asset Management has expanded its Australian global asset management team with three senior appointments.
Vasco Gil has been appointed as director – product development and management, James Duck as director, institutional business development, and Jennifer Alker as marketing manager.
Head of global asset management in Australia and New Zealand, Bryce Doherty, said the expansion is on the back of the firm's growth in client mandates and funds under management in Australia.
Gil will now be managing the lifecycle of UBS' Australian managed funds through product development opportunities, product platform capabilities, monitoring market trends, and ensuring compliance.
Gil has over 10 years of product experience and was most recently product manager at Russell Investments, and manager of Australian product development at AMP Capital prior to that.
Duck's new role involves growing the business in Australia and key client relationships. He has 18 years of industry experience and help senior sales management roles at Fidante Partners and ING Investment Management.
Alker's newly created marketing manager role involves overseeing UBS Global AM's marketing activities, supporting UBS' strategic growth initiatives, and building on the franchises growing Australian success.
Prior to joining UBS, Alker worked at Fidelity Worldwide Investment in various marketing roles.
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