RBC GAM Builds Out Emerging Markets Capability In UK

RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), the Canadian based global investment manager and part of RBC Wealth Management, announced the hires of Philippe Langham and Michael Joynson to its London team. Langham, who holds the position of Portfolio Manager, will

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RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), the Canadian-based global investment manager and part of RBC Wealth Management, announced the hires of Philippe Langham and Michael Joynson to its London team.

Langham, who holds the position of Portfolio Manager, will be responsible for establishing and leading RBC GAMs Emerging Markets equities team. He has been active in the investment management industry since 1992. Most recently, he was the Head of Global Emerging Markets at Socit Gnrale Asset Management (SGAM) in London, and prior to this, he was based in Zurich as Head of Asia and Emerging Markets for Credit Suisse.

Joynson joins RBC GAM as a senior member of the European Equities team. He has twenty years experience in the investment management industry and was most recently at Citigroup, where he was a Director in Global Equity Strategy. Prior to this he was at Invesco Perpetual.

Philippe and Michael share our belief that a disciplined approach is key to successful investing, says Dominic Wallington, CEO & CIO of RBC Asset Management U.K. Ltd. Philippe brings to RBC GAM a wealth of experience in emerging markets, spanning Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. In addition, Michaels diverse experience within equity markets is rooted in a strong process orientation, which fits very well with our own approach to security selection. We are actively looking to hire two more people to our team in the coming months. This is all part of our strategy to assemble a comprehensive offering of high performing global debt and equity investment solutions for our clients and partners worldwide.

The appointments of Langham and Joynson follow the news that Jane Lesslie and Soo Boo Cheah, both Fixed Income Portfolio Managers, have relocated from RBC GAMs Toronto group to London to take advantage of the access to liquidity, research, and corporate management teams that position London at the centre of emerging markets and global fixed-income portfolio management.

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