The head of credit at Henderson Global Investors is to leave the London-based asset manager to return to Scotland, where he will take up a newly created role as head of high performance bond product at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.

Gareth Quantrill is expected to take up his new role at Swip during the summer, according to Rod Davidson, global head of bonds at the Scottish manager. Quantrill is understood to have made the move out of London primarily as a lifestyle change.