Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, UK National Association of Pension Funds, Pensions Infrastructure Platform, Kames Capital

Deutsche Asset & Wealth ManagementAstrid Manroth has been appointed managing director and head of Environment and Social Capital within the Sustainable Investments platform of Alternatives and Real Assets in Europe. Based in Frankfurt, she joins from the World Bank, where she has held a number of senior roles over the last 11 years. Before then, she spent six years at JP Morgan in London as head of the Credit Rating Advisory in the Emerging Markets Debt Capital Markets group.

UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) – Mike Weston has been appointed chief executive of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP), shortly after his departure from the £2bn (£2.5bn) Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT). In his role at the PIP, Weston will be responsible for developing an investment programme, building an internal team and increasing the fund’s investor base to help reach the target size of £2bn.

Kames CapitalAdrian Hull has joined the fixed income team as a product specialist. He joins from Mizuho International, where he was head of sterling trading and sales. Before then, he was at Nomura International in a similar role, and was previously head of UK sales at ABN Amro Bank.