RBC Global Asset Management has added ten equity specialists to its investment management team in London.

The team is led by Habib Subjally, who will act as senior portfolio manager and head of global equities. The list of new portfolio managers includes Neil Abbott, Luis Benoliel, Marcus Lun, Jeremy Richardson, Julie Thomas, Dag Wetterwald, Perry Winfield, Ben Yeoh and Romain Scampini

Over the past eight years, Subjally was head of global equities at First State Investments. The core of his team has worked together for the last seven years, with an average tenure of 16 years in the industry.

Not including the new team, RBC GAM’s London office houses more than 30 investment professionals and staff.

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