'We are a start-up with deep roots' - Mirabaud makes its mark in UK

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Lionel Aeschlimann tells Hannah Smith about his long-term plans for Mirabaud's asset management arm following a raft of high-profile fund manager hires.

It has been a busy couple of years for Mirabaud as the group seeks to attract some of the best fund management talent in the industry to help grow its business in the UK. BlackRock’s head of emerging markets, Dan Tubbs, kicked off a number of high profile hires when he joined to launch a new fund in summer 2012. Aviva Investors’ head of high yield Andrew Lake joined at the start of the year, and F&C’s Fatima Luis became the latest addition to the fixed income team in the summer. Anu Narula from AXA IM also came on board in June to run a new global equity fund. These were all establ...