AMP Capital appoints Global Head of Public Markets

AMP Capital has announced the appointment of Simon Warner as global head of the firm's new Public Markets business, encompassing its Listed Equities, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Group (MAG) capabilities.

The firm said that it has brought these teams together "as part of its strategy to build a world-class public markets capability".

Warner, who joined AMP Capital in March 2007, is currently the global chief investment officer for the Fixed Income business, having been appointed to the role in March 2017. Before this, he was head of global fixed income from 2014 to 2017.

AMP Capital CEO, Adam Tindall, said: "Simon is the right person to lead our public markets offering. He has done an outstanding job identifying and unlocking value for our clients and has demonstrated the strategic, systemic and enterprise thinking required for his new role as Global Head of Public Markets."

He added: 'The creation of a global public markets team aligns our capabilities to provide a holistic market offering, enabling us to deliver on our aspiration of becoming a global preeminent investment manager."

The interim leadership team for Public Markets includes:

* Simon Warner, as global head, who will continue to manage the Fixed Income team;
* David Allen, global CIO of equities, who will report into Simon Warner; and
* Sean Henaghan, global CIO of MAG, who will be going on a 15-month sabbatical in March 2019, and whose direct reports will be repointed into Simon Warner. Henaghan will continue as a member of the AMP Capital Leadership team and will report to CEO Adam Tindall.

AMP Capital said that these changes are effective immediately, and that the public markets leadership team structure is to be finalised by the end of November 2018.