Mirabaud Asset Management has appointed Will Ballard and Giles Parkinson as portfolio managers to build a new global equity strategy launching on 1 October 2026.
Ballard and Parkinson joined MAM on 1 September 2026. Both are based in London and report to chief investment officer Andrew Lake. The hires are intended to strengthen the asset management house’s active equity capabilities ahead of the strategy's launch.
Ballard joins from Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, where he was overseeing £15bn across equity strategies, while Parkinson was head of equities at TrinityBridge, managing £6bn across equity and multi-asset portfolios.
The pair previously worked together at Aviva Investors, where they developed a shared investment philosophy. They then built separate careers, each establishing a long-term institutional track record, before reuniting in their new roles.
Umberto Boccato, chief executive of Mirabaud Asset Management, said: "Will and Giles bring deep institutional experience and a shared investment philosophy that aligns well with Mirabaud's long-term, active approach.
"Their appointment supports the optimisation of our equity range and brings together complementary expertise to build a focused and compelling global equity strategy for clients."
Mirabaud Asset Management’s new strategy will take a benchmark-aware approach to global equities. It aims to concentrate active risk in individual stock selection, while managing unintended sector, country and style exposures.
It will invest in high-quality companies with durable competitive advantages and improving fundamentals, supported by a systematic and disciplined investment process.
Parkinson said: "It's time to recognise that equity market structure has changed. Index concentration has increased and stocks have become more volatile inside the index. Joining Mirabaud gives us the opportunity to develop a strategy that tackles these challenges and meets the needs of today's investors."