State Street appoints UK pensions head
State Street Global Advisors has appointed Jenny Yoe as head of UK pensions. Yoe, who will be based in London, joins from River and Mercantile Asset Management where she was head of the UK institutional business. Prior to this, she was director for UK distribution at asset manager AMG.

Deutsche Asset Management hires from Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank’s asset management unit has appointed private equity veteran Mark McDonald as global head of private equity secondaries, covering the market for trading second-hand deal stakes. He will be based in London and joins from Credit Suisse.