NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) announced today the expansion of its global Multi Asset capabilities with the addition of Rupert Hope as a Director and Portfolio Manager. Based in New York, Mr. Hope will help grow the firm’s Emerging Market and Global Multi Asset solution platform.
"With more than 20 years of experience, Rupert has the specific set of skills needed to translate client needs into investment objectives and active allocation decisions," said Jai Jacob, who heads the Multi Asset investment team. “His expertise in, and perspectives on emerging markets will help us continue to deliver comprehensive client solutions.”
Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Hope was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Equity Distribution at Renaissance Capital, where he built a global emerging markets equity research platform. Previously, Rupert was at Deutsche Bank where he served as a Managing Director and managed various emerging markets equity teams.
An indirect subsidiary of Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ), LAM offers a range of equity, fixed-income, and alternative investment products worldwide. As of September 30, 2014, LAM and affiliated asset management companies in the Lazard Group managed $198 billion worth of client assets. For more information about LAM, please visit www.Lazardnet.com.
About Lazard
Lazard, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, operates from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising, and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and individuals.
