abrdn has appointed Sam Buckingham as an investment manager on its MPS team.
In the new role for the MPS arm, Buckingham will focus on constructing investment solutions that provide strong risk adjusted returns. The hire comes as abrdn is looking to expand its MPS franchise through partnerships with financial planning businesses, with AUM growing from £900m four years ago to £2.3bn today. Buckingham will be reporting to Darren Ripton, head of investments, abrdn Portfolio Solutions, and joined the asset manager from Kingswood Group, where he worked as an investment analyst. Prior to Kingswood, he worked as a portfolio manager at Thomas Miller Wealth Manageme...
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