Insight Investment has added to its market-leading fixed income business with the appointment of three new hires.

Azhar Hussainjoins Insight as head of high yield and leveraged finance, reporting to Alex Veroude, head of credit. Prior to joining Insight, Hussain spent nine years at Gulf International Bank where he was involved with all aspects of High Yield investment and was head of corporate debt.

Jeremy Deacon joins Insight as structured credit analyst, reporting to structured credit portfolio manager, Shaheer Guirguis. A specialist in asset backed securities with almost ten years experience in the asset class, Deacon joins Insight from CQS Management where he was ABS analyst to their specialist ABS hedge fund.

Completing the latest round of hires is fixed income dealer, Joseph Hazelwood, who joins Insight from F&C Asset Management where he held a similar role.

Commenting on the appointments, Adrian Grey, head of fixed income, Insight Investment said: “As a leading fixed income manager, Insight has one of the best-resourced and experienced fixed income teams in Europe with an excellent track record and ambitious targets for future growth. These new hires further enhance our ability to deliver the performance our clients expect and contribute to the growth plans of our business.”