Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research Ltd today confirms the appointment of Chris Fleming as Investment Services Director with immediate effect.

Chris will be responsible for strengthening Square Mile's approach to strategic and tactical asset allocation and he will bring a huge amount of experience and expertise in asset allocation, investment and consulting to enhance Square Mile's service to clients. This appointment will help to support Square Mile through the next stage of growth and bring more relevant outcomes to the end investor.

Chris brings over 17 years' experience in financial analysis and asset management to Square Mile. He joins from Distribution Technology, where he was Financial Analytics Director. Prior to this he served as an Investment Consultant at Aon Hewitt, and a Business Analyst at Deutsche Asset Management.

Richard Romer-Lee, Square Mile's Managing Director said, "Chris is a fantastic addition to our team. He is known throughout the industry for his outstanding strategic and operational ability, and his appointment will help us broaden and deepen the services we provide."