Boutique hires Vanguard consultant relations head. Sanlam Four hired Carole Costello as head of consultant relations. Costello comes to the firm from Vanguard Asset Management where she worked as head of consultant relations. Costello also worked at Aviva Investros and AIG Investors. CityWire
Schroders builds multi-asset team. Schroders has hired Chris Hsia as a product manager and Mei Huang as an anlayst for the multi-asset team. Hsia previously worked as CIO for Bank Morgan Stanley. Huang comes from HSBC Global Asset Management’s global equities research team, and previously worked as a portfolio manager at AQR Capital Management. CityWire
Credit Suisse grabs EMEA head. Harald Reczek has joined Credit Suisse as head of EMEA and distribution in Switzerland for asset management. The role is a new one for the firm, combining previous responsibilities for Italy, the U.K., Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Africa’s institutional businesses. Reczek comes to the firm from Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, where he was head of the global client group. Pensions & Investments
Nikko boosts fixed income. Nikko Asset Management hired Holger Mertens as global credit fund manager at Nikko Asset Management. Mertens joins from Lazard, where he ran the European high yield fund. Steve Williams and Ee-Yung Yip have also joined the global fixed income team as senior portfolio manager and senior credit analyst respectively. Investment Week
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