UK - insight Investment hired Jonathan Poll from Zurich Financial Services as a director of UK institutional business development.

"As it continues to expand its suite of Liability Driven Investment (LDI) solutions for pension schemes, Insight Investment has appointed Jonathan Poll as a director of UK institutional business development, responsible for managing relationships with larger investment consultants as well as direct sales to UK pension funds," the firm said. 

He will report to Roger Price-Haworth, head of UK institutional business development.
 
Poll joins from Zurich where he was head of client services.
 
"Jonathan joins at an exciting time for Insight Investment - as it steps up industry awareness for its market leading LDI offering, and experiences significant success with its fixed income capabilities," said Insight institutional head Sarah Aitken.

"Jonathan's deep experience of the UK pensions market makes him an excellent fit for Insight. His existing relationships with large UK pension fund clients and investment consultants should help him to hit the ground running in a fast-changing UK landscape."