Columbia Threadneedle's Burgess to chair IA Investment Committee

Chairs first meeting this afternoon

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Columbia Threadneedle CIO for EMEA Mark Burgess has been appointed as chair of the Investment Association's Investment Committee.

The Investment Committee, which is responsible for all matters that affect asset managers as investors and users of capital markets, is one of the IA's "key high-level committees", according to a spokesperson. It is also responsible for overseeing a number of sub committees, including those focused on sustainability and responsible investing, trading, derivatives and the IA's work on private markets.    Burgess (pictured), who also serves as Columbia Threadneedle's deputy global CIO, will chair his first meeting this afternoon (20 November), PA's sister title Investment Week understan...

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