Pacific Asset Management (Pacific), the London-based asset manager, today announces the appointment of Scott Spencer as investment director in the Multi-Asset team. Scott joins Pacific today and will sit as a member of the investment committee for the fast-growing Pacific MPS portfolios, with a focus on manager research and income strategies, as well as serving as a portfolio manager for Pacific’s innovative IPX solutions for financial advisers. He reports to Will Bartleet, CIO, Pacific Asset Management.
Scott joins from Titan Square Mile where he was an investment director overseeing the managed portfolio service and advisory portfolio service. He was a member of the asset allocation committee and worked with the broader analyst team to oversee fund selection within portfolios. Prior to this he was an investment manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and was a senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management. He also held manager research roles as a portfolio manager at Credit Suisse and as head of investment strategy for Berkeley Fund Managers.
Will Bartleet, CIO, Pacific Asset Management, said: “At Pacific, we combine a robust investment framework, market-leading technology and scalable infrastructure to deliver solutions that help advisers build stronger, more efficient businesses. Our focus has always been on working in partnership with our adviser clients, providing them with the investment expertise, tools and support they need to deliver consistently good outcomes for their clients. Scott’s experience across portfolio construction, asset allocation and adviser solutions makes him an excellent addition to the team. His appointment further strengthens our ability to support advisers as we continue to grow our MPS and IPX solutions business.”
Scott Spencer, investment director at Pacific Asset Management, said: “Pacific has built a distinctive proposition by combining a disciplined investment approach with innovative technology and a genuinely collaborative way of working with advisers. Throughout my career I’ve been passionate about helping businesses deliver better investment outcomes for their clients, so the opportunity to join a company that shares that philosophy was hugely appealing. I’m excited to be joining such a talented team and look forward to working closely with our adviser partners as we continue to develop and enhance the solutions we provide.”
