Jaxon Rudduck

Nuveen, one of the largest global asset managers with over US$1.1 trillion assets under management, this week announced the appointment of Jaxon Rudduck as the new Head of APAC ex-Japan Consultant Relations.

Mr Rudduck’s appointment is part of a strategic expansion to Nuveen’s Asia-Pacific Global Client Group. In his new role, Mr Rudduck will foster Nuveen’s relationships with counterparts at key global investment consulting firms throughout APAC ex-Japan, to develop and retain assets for Nuveen’s investment strategies.

With an impressive track record and strong expertise in consultant relations, strategy and distribution, Mr Rudduck brings a wealth of experience to Nuveen. He has previously worked at Janus Henderson Investors Australia as Head of Consultant Relations, and as Senior Product Development Manager & Research Manager. Additionally, he has held key roles at Man Group PLC.

Andrew Kleinig, Managing Director and Head of Australia at Nuveen, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jaxon, and I am confident his depth of industry knowledge and technical skillset will be advantageous to Nuveen’s strategic expansion.”​

“Jaxon’s specialist expertise in consultant relations, strategy and distribution provide us with new opportunities to drive positive commercial outcomes at Nuveen and build on the existing valuable relationships we have established in the institutional landscape.”

Jaxon Rudduck, Head of APAC ex-Japan Consultant Relations at Nuveen, said: “I am looking forward to joining and working with the incredible team at Nuveen. My ability to establish key relationships have equipped me well to lead the development of deep partner relationships and build strong organic growth for the business.”

Mr Rudduck holds a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration), majoring in Finance and Business Law at Boston University, and holds qualifications as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

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The three new promotions include:

• Tom Kelly has been promoted to the Head of Institutional Distribution for Australia, reporting to country head, Matt Gaden. Tom joined the firm in 2016 as an Institutional Sales Director and since June 2020 has been driving the strategy for the Institutional Business channel. In his new role, Tom will lead the Institutional Distribution team with a focus on continuing to work closely with institutional clients to deliver increasingly tailored solutions to meet their needs.
• Jaxon Rudduck has been promoted to the Head of Consultant Relations for Australia. Jaxon has been playing an increasing role in broadening the relationships with institutional asset consultants in addition to his role of managing retail research. In his new role, Jaxon will continue to work to deepen relationships with both local and global consultants and connect them with the company’s investment teams.
• Fawzul Ahmed has been promoted to Senior Client Account Manager. Fawzul is a part of the Client Account Management team led by Harry Wall. The team work closely with all of Janus Henderson’s institutional clients to address client needs on a daily, monthly, quarterly and annual timeframe and achieve optimal outcomes.

Commenting on the promotions, Matt Gaden, Head of Australia, Janus Henderson said: “With the ongoing consolidation in the market leading to fewer but larger funds, it has become increasingly important that we are able to connect with the market and our clients to solve problems or challenges, as opposed to simply pushing a product. This solutions-led approach seems to resonate with the larger super funds, while our highly differentiated strategies such as our Global Multi Strategy offering are meeting otherwise unmet needs for differentiated solutions for the smaller to mid-size funds.

“Our efforts to further grow and diversify the Institutional book will be dependent on our ability to tailor outcomes for clients or meet a need with differentiated strategies.

“These promotions reinforce the firm’s commitment to growing its institutional business in Australia, as it is a critical component to our long-term vision for growth,” he concluded.

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