Henrik Gjerning and Niall Kirk have joined the global equity team at F&C Management.

Gjerning has come on board from Tilney Fund Managers, where he was a director responsible for European fund management. He will cover global financial companies and manage the F&C Global Services fund, which is aimed at both retail and institutional clients. He will be a director, reporting to Arnab Banerji, F&C's chief investment officer.