Update: Candriam hires Fidelity's Davies and Natixis' Brander for UK push

Davies joins after 11 years at Fidelity

Candriam Investors Group has confirmed the hires of Chris Davies from Fidelity and Derek Brander from Natixis for distribution roles in its London office, as it plans to bolster its UK presence.

Investment Week initially reported on 6 November, 2015, that Brander, former director of UK wholesale at Natixis Global Asset Management, had been hired by the European asset manager. Brander is now head of UK wholesale for Candriam, while Davies is head of distribution. Renato Guerriero, global head of EMEA client relations at Candriam said: "In 2015, Candriam started an active European distribution push and the addition of two very senior and reputable investment professionals to our UK team represents a major milestone." Natixis sets sights on UK equity and bond launches for OEI...