RAM appoints head of alternatives

Resolution Asset Management (RAM) has appointed Tim Sweeting from Credit Suisse as head of alternatives to drive its expansion plans.

In the newly created position, Sweeting will be responsible for the global distribution of the business’s alternatives products. He will report to Jonathan Polin, sales and marketing director at RAM.

Polin says: “Alternatives will be a key area for the business as we move forward and it is essential that we have the right people and structure in place to support our ambitious growth plans in this area.”

Sweeting joins RAM from Credit Suisse where he was managing director, head of absolute returns strategies and EMEA distribution.

Prior to Credit Suisse, he was head of sales for Europe and the Middle East at DB Absolute Return Strategies, a division of Deutsche Asset Management and has also held senior roles at UBS O’Connor and HSBC Investment Bank.