RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, announced the appointment of George King as Head of Portfolio Strategy and Head of Investment Consulting. The hire is one of three senior appointments to RBC Wealth Management’s London-based Investments team announced today and marks the latest development in its investments platform offering.
Joining with King, who has over 20 years’ research and portfolio management experience, including at Alliance Bernstein and Barclays Wealth, are Pedro Ferreira, Senior Investment Adviser, and Josef Portelli, Head of Discretionary Fixed Income Portfolios. All three will report to Tracy Maeter, Head of Investments, RBC Wealth Management.
Commenting on the hires, Maeter said: “These key appointments will help further strengthen our investments platform, which forms a crucial part of our integrated offering for High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth clients. Our clients will benefit greatly from George, Pedro and Josef’s considerable investment experience. I look forward to working with them to extend our advisory and discretionary investment capabilities.”
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