ASI's Guy Stern to retire after 35 years in industry

Schroders' Forest to take over role

Jayna Rana
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Industry veteran and global head of multi-asset investing at Aberdeen Standard Investments Guy Stern has announced he will retire in 2019, with Schroders' Aymeric Forest taking over his role.

Stern has been responsible for the oversight of asset allocation within multi-asset portfolios at Aberdeen Standard Investments for a decade, having joined Standard Life Investments before last year's merger with Aberdeen in 2008.  Prior to that, he held a number of senior roles including CIO of multi-asset class solutions at Credit Suisse Asset Management and positions with Jefferies & Co and Smith Barney in New York. He has worked in investment management for 35 years. Stern will be succeeded by Aymeric Forest in February 2019, who will help lead the ongoing evolution of ASI's multi...

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