HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has appointed Richard Smith as head of UK credit solutions and senior portfolio manager within its global bond team.
Smith joined the firm in September 2023 and will be based in London in his new role. He will report to Oliver Boulind, head of global credit.
He will be responsible for developing bespoke global fixed income offerings and helping manage global bond portfolios.
Before this appointment, Smith was an investment director at abrdn, managing global corporate, aggregate and total returns and maintaining portfolios. Smith has also worked as a senior portfolio manager at Aberdeen Asset Management and Deutsche Asset Management.
Oliver Boulind, head of global credit at HSBC AM, said that the appointment is a part of the company’s efforts to “boost HSBC AM’s fixed income capabilities” and drive the company’s long-term client commitments of “enhancing fixed income offering within the global fixed income platform.”
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