Insight appoints global head of distribution

Insight Investment has hired Philip Anker for the newly created role of global head of distribution, in a move to expand its international business.

Current head of distribution Sarah Aitken is leaving the firm, but the hire is not a direct replacement as the new position is global. Anker will be based in London, reporting to Insight's chief executive Abdallah Nauphal, and will join the executive management team and board of directors. He was previously head of investor relations and business development at Paloma Partners, a US multi-strategy hedge fund, and began his career at Deutsche Bank. Nauphal said: "This newly created role reflects both the increasingly global nature of our business following the integration of Paret...