BlackRock has hired a second Treasury official for a senior public policy role, shortly after announcing the appointment of former Chancellor George Osborne in an advisory role.
Antony Manchester (pictured), who was the Treasury's head of global competitiveness and EU financial services unit between 2009 and 2010, will join BlackRock later this month as a managing director, according to Sky News. Manchester's responsibilities will include "policy priorities, positioning and engagement regarding the impact of Brexit," though will not focus exclusively on the latter. BlackRock: Brexit would leave UK 'economically worse off' According to an internal memo, he will also be responsible for shaping the firm's "definition and execution of our policy engagement on ...
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