Seilern Investment Management appointed John Grant as its new head of trading. Grant was promoted to the role, having spent six and a half years at the firm. He most recently served as trading and operations manager, with responsibilities covering the management of trade execution and investment operations. Elsewhere in his tenure at Seilern, Grant served as an equity trader.
Before joining Seilern, Grant spent three years at Barings Asset Management where he held positions covering multi-asset investment and pan-European equities. Grant began his career at J O Hambro Capital Management, where he most recently held a global equity operations-related position.
Darragh Mullin and Blair Nicol joined Fidelity International’s FX desk, based in Dublin, as revealed by The TRADE. The appointments were made as the firm seeks to expand the reach of its global foreign exchange desk. Mullin most recently worked as an FX trader at BASF, based in Dublin and prior to this served as a senior associate – ETF capital markets at JP Morgan Asset Management in London. His previous experience also includes a stint in an ETF pricing and trading role at Susquehanna International Group.
Meanwhile, Nicol joined from Fideuram Asset Management where he served as a trader for three and a half years, based in Dublin. Previous roles include stints as an execution trader at Airain and as an analyst for Jefferies.
Spencer Copp joined Jefferies as an equity trader following his departure from Jupiter Asset Management in December 2024, where he had most recently served as a senior dealer. Copp previously spent four and a half years at Jupiter, having joined following the firm’s acquisition of Merian Global Investors in 2020. Copp’s prior roles also include stints at Goldman Sachs, ITG, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).