Lazard AM promotes Taylor to UK CEO as Bill Smith retires

Smith departs after 16 years with the firm

Lazard Asset Management chief executive Bill Smith has retired after 16 years at the firm, Investment Week has learned.

In his place, managing director and global co-director of research Jeremy Taylor (pictured) will serve as CEO of the firm, assuming responsibility for Lazard's business in the UK, Middle East and parts of Europe. Investment Conundrums: Lazard AM's Donald - 'The potential for protectionist policies under Trump remains a chief concern for EM investors' Smith, who retired on 30 June, joined Lazard in 2002 from RBS Equities, where he served as head of equities markets between 2000 and 2002, according to Companies House filings. Prior to RBS, he had also served as a fund manager at Barc...