(January 17, 2014) — Insight Investment has hired Tarik Ben-Saud, a renowned liability driven investment (LDI) specialist, to work alongside CIO of solutions Andrew Giles, aiCIO can reveal.
Ben-Saud has been hired to fill the newly created role of head of asset solutions, and will jointly report into Insight Chief Executive Abdallah Nauphal and Giles.
Ben-Saud spent 15 years working at BlackRock as managing director and head of client strategy in EMEA, and 12 years before that at Barclays Global Investors as head of liability investing and client solutions.
In April 2012, Ben-Saud departed BlackRock to pursue an opportunity in the Middle East, assisting with reconstruction efforts following the Arab Spring.
Insight has been bolstering its LDI operations in recent months, including opening a new US office in New York.
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