Wilsons names new head of macro strategy
Financial advisory firm Wilsons has appointed Tracy McNaughton to its investment group as head of macro strategy.
McNaughton has 20 years’ experience and specialises in investment strategy, across both fixed income and multi-asset.
She joins from UBS AM where she served as head of investment strategy, assisting in the management of UBS’s suite of multi-asset, multi-manager funds including research and analysis of external managers, portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation and formulation of tactical investment recommendations.
Wilsons’ head of research, Mark Bryan, said: “We are extremely pleased to have attracted such a leading talent to Wilsons. Tracey’s appointment complements the significant investment Wilsons has made in research and investment strategy group over the last 18-24 months.”
McNaughton would commence her position at Wilsons in November.
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