JPMAM replaces Flanders with economic adviser to the Chancellor

Appointment of Karen Ward

Laura Dew
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has appointed Karen Ward as chief market strategist for UK and Europe, replacing Stephanie Flanders who left in June.

Ward is chair of the council of economic advisers for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which involves advising on fiscal strategy and Brexit. She will be based in London, reporting to US-based chief global strategist David Kelly, and will start shortly after the Autumn Budget later this year. Stephanie Flanders to leave JPMAM in October In her role, Ward will head up the Market Insights Team across Europe, which produces the firm's Guide to the Markets. Prior to working for the Chancellor, she served as chief European economist at HSBC Global Banking & Markets and as an economic...

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