JPMAM UK funds head Jasper Berens to leave firm

Spent 20 years at the firm

JP Morgan Asset Management's head of UK funds Jasper Berens is leaving the firm after two decades to "pursue other opportunities".

The UK funds leadership team will report into Massimo Greco, head of EMEA funds, with immediate effect, although Berens will remain at JPMAM for an interim period to oversee the transition. Dale Erdei will remain head of UK intermediary sales, having been appointed to the role in March 2016 when he relocated to London from JPMAM's US Funds team. Tim Mitchell, who joined in January 2014 as head of investment trust sales and investor relations, was recently promoted to head of strategic relationships for UK fund and will continue to oversee a newly combined team including wealth managem...