Fiona Bassett will become DWS Investments' global head of ETFs and index investing, replacing Manooj Mistry, who will exit after 14 years with the firm.
Bassett, currently global head for systematic investment solutions, will replace Mistry when he leaves the German asset manager. Mistry has also resigned from his positions as CEO and executive director of the DWS Investments UK Limited board, chairman of the board of Xtrackers and Xtrackers II in Luxembourg and as a director of the Xtrackers IE plc Board in Ireland. DWS appoints first group sustainability officer In an internal memo seen by Investment Week, DWS praised Mistry for his "exceptional contribution to the success of our firm" including being "pivotal in growing our pass...
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