Global fund manager Standard Life Investments has strengthened its macro investing capabilities with the appointment of Shayne Dunlap and Richard Marshall to the Absolute Return Government Bond Fund team. 

The fund will move into the existing multi-asset investing and macro team structure headed by Guy Stern. Dunlap will assume responsibility for managing the fund along with Jonathan Gibbs, both reporting to Stern.

Dunlap and Marshall previously worked at Mizuho Corporate Bank in London.

Investec Asset Management has appointed Matthew Oakley as chief technology officer.

GBST, a global provider of securities transaction and fund administration software for the financial services industry, says that Ian Jack has joined it as chief executive officer for its Capital Markets business in the UK.



Northern Trust has announced a series of appointments within its global capital markets business.

Northern Trust has appointed Douglas Gee as head of sales for its asset servicing business. It says the move is to continue to drive sales momentum for its business across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Stephen Pearson as been named as Jupiter Asset Management's new chief investment officer.

SS&C Technologies Holdings, a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has issued details of the leadership team for its recently acquired Advent Software business unit.