Architas hires Barclays' Arguello as CIO

Follows departure of Caspar Rock

Daniel Flynn
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Architas has appointed former Barclays managing director and CIO Jaime Arguello as its new chief investment officer, following the departure of Caspar Rock earlier this year.

At Barclays, Arguello (pictured) spent seven years within the company's £17.5bn multi-manager and alternatives business.  He will be responsible for over £20bn in assets under management and advice across the Architas group of businesses in the UK and Europe and the 25 plus members of the multi-manager investment team. His appointment is subject to regulatory approval and a start date is yet to be finalised. Prior to Barclays, he spent ten years at Pictet as director of third party manager selection and head of fixed income choosing managers across a range of asset classes. Arguell...

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