UK – Laurence Linklater, former chief investment officer at Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, has been appointed by T. Rowe Price International.

Linklater joins T. Rowe Price’s fixed income team at a senior level as vice president. He will have responsibility for European fixed income research, as well as being a member of T. Rowe Price’s international fixed income asset allocation group. The role is based in London.

Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, Linklater was chief investment officer for global balanced products at Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, and was previously head of UK and European fixed income at Dresdner RCM in London.

T. Rowe Price manages 139.9 billion dollars worldwide, with 2.63 billion dollars of business in Europe.