Investment Solutions has announced the appointment of Rufus Warner as Chief Executive Officer.

Warner brings 27 years experience of senior asset management roles at City firms such as Close Investments, Société Générale Asset Management, Morgan Grenfell Asset Management and Fidelity. He joins from Earth Capital Partners, a company specialising on investment in sustainable development, where he will retain an involvement as Chairman of the investment committee.

Grant Stobart, Chief Executive Officer of Alexander Forbes International, says: “In the UK, Investment Solutions has quietly carved a niche as a specialist provider of investment products and platform services for small to mid-sized pension schemes. The UK business is part of one of the larger multi-managers in the world, with over £15bn of assets under management and over 1,900 retirement and pension clients. The time is now right to build on our strong international presence with the appointment of a senior industry figure in the UK to drive our business forward.”

“Rufus brings tremendous experience as an analyst, fund manager, business developer and business manager with some of the City’s top institutions. I look forward to working with him and the rest of the team at Investment Solutions to accelerate the growth of the business in the UK.”

Warner, Chief Executive Officer, Investment Solutions, says: “Investment Solutions has built a strong business in the UK, with around £1.6 billion assets under management. It also has an impressive suite of products and services, including a successful multi-strategy fund and flexible institutional fund platform.

“I was attracted by Investment Solutions’ focus on top quality investment services, the strength and talent in its UK team and its strong international credentials. To date, Investment Solutions has kept a low profile and I’m looking forward to working with the team to make it a more outward facing business. Together we can grow assets under management, while maintaining the businesses’ rigorous focus on providing high-quality solutions to our clients.”