Fidelity's Alex Denny and former SLI head of trusts Gordon Humphries elected to AIC board

Rachel Beagles and William Hemmings retire

James Baxter-Derrington
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Fidelity International’s head of investment companies Alex Denny and former Standard Life Investments head of investment companies Gordon Humphries have been elected to the board of the Association of Investment Companies.

The duo of non-executive directors took their seats following the AIC's annual general meeting today, which also saw deputy chair Peter Niven re-elected, along with non-executive directors Susie Farnon and Patrick Reeve. AIC calls for prospectus reform to reduce 'complex and expensive' regulatory burden Former AIC chair and deputy chair, Rachel Beagles and William Hemmings, officially resigned from the board today (12 January). Elisabeth Scott, chair of the AIC, said: "I would like to warmly welcome Alex Denny and Gordon Humphries to the AIC board. "Alex's considerable managemen...

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