Ashburton poaches S&W's Kemp to head up UK wholesale

Focus on multi-asset and fixed income products

Ashburton Investments has appointed former Smith & Williamson partner Matthew Kemp as head of UK wholesale for its London-based distribution team.

Kemp (pictured) will focus on distributing multi-asset and fixed income funds held on the Ashburton Investments UCITS IV Luxembourg SICAV in the UK. He has over 15 years' experience in the asset management industry, having most recently been a partner at Smith & Williamson Investment Management and investment director at Standard Life Investments. Ashburton expands fixed income business with Cape Town acquisition Swati Jain, head of international distribution - traditional investments, said: "Matthew has extensive experience and knowledge of the UK wholesale market. "He will com...