Gordon Brown joins asset manager as adviser

The former Labour Prime Minister (pictured) joined the firm as part of a group of five experts also including former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, and Jean-Claude Trichet, former president of the European Central Bank, according to the BBC. A spokesman for Brown said he was taking on a minor advisory role and would not financially benefit. He told the BBC: "Any money goes to the office of Gordon and Sarah Brown to support their charitable and public service work." The advisory board will meet several times a year. Its members also include former chief investment offi...