City Moves for 10 September – Who's switching jobs at HSBC Global Asset Management, Sia Partners and FXD Capital?
Joanna Munro has been appointed global chief investment officer of HSBC Global Asset Management.Having joined HSBC Global Asset Management as global chief investment officer of HSBC Investments in October 2005, Joanna has served as head of product and, more recently, chief executive officer of the business’ Asia-Pacific operations.In addition to her work at HSBC Global Asset Management, Joanna is a non-executive director of the Investment Association in the UK and a founding member of the Diversity Project, where she initiated the Early Careers Workstream.
City Moves for 10 September – Who’s switching jobs at HSBC Global Asset Management, Sia Partners and FXD Capital?

Today’s City Moves includes HSBC Global Asset Management, Sia Partners and FXD Capital.

HSBC Global Asset Management

Joanna Munro has been appointed global chief investment officer of HSBC Global Asset Management. Based in London, Joanna will take over from Chris Cheetham at the end of September, reporting directly to Nicolas Moreau, global chief executive officer. Chris is retiring after more than four decades in the investment industry. Joanna steps into the role with more than 30 years’ experience of delivering strong results in a diverse number of roles within asset management. She is currently global head of stew­ardship and fiduciary governance and chairperson of HSBC Global Asset Management UK. Having joined HSBC Global Asset Management as global chief investment officer of HSBC Investments in October 2005, Joanna has served as head of product and, more recently, chief executive officer of the business’ Asia-Pacific operations. In addition to her work at HSBC Global Asset Management, Joanna is a non-executive director of the Investment Association in the UK and a founding member of the Diversity Project, where she initiated the Early Careers Workstream. Prior to that, she was a non-executive director of the CFA UK and a member of its advisory council.

Sia Partners

Global independent consulting firm Sia Partners has announced three key hires for its financial services, growth & innovation and transformation practices. Alastair Harvey joins the growth & innovation practice as an associate partner from artificial intelligence firm Cortexica where he was chief revenue officer. Will Sillar joins as an associate partner with engineering, large-scale project management, growth strategy and digital transformation expertise. Julian Holmes joins Sia Partners’ transformation practice also as an associate partner. Julian was one of the founders of the Deloitte Workforce Analytics unit, establishing a multi-million-pound business with a strong market presence and reputation.

FXD Capital

Justin Meadows has been named non-executive director of money broker and deposit specialist FXD Capital. Justin is the founder and former chief exec­utive of NEX Treasury (formerly Mytreasury), an award-winning platform that connects a global com­munity of treasurers, banks and money market funds. NEX Treasury was a division of NEX Group, formerly ICAP’s electronic FX and fixed-income business which in 2018 was acquired by CME for £3.9bn. FXD Capital was founded in 2018 by Chris Huddleston and Bobby Jackson. FXD works with corporates, institutions, government agencies and not-for-profits by helping clients to reduce counterparty risk, enhance liquidity and achieve better returns on their cash deposits.

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