Fidelity, RBC and Fasanara Announce Key Executive Appointments

Fidelity International has tapped Fabien Collado to join its investment-grade fixed income team on 16 November 2026. Arriving from Insight Investment, Collado brings 17 years of experience in euro corporate bond portfolios and net-zero mandates. By January 2027, he will assume management responsibilities for the firm’s Euro Corporate Bond and Euro Short Term Bond funds, reporting directly to global chief investment officer Marion Le Morhedec.

Elsewhere, RBC Wealth Management continues its aggressive expansion through its Strategic Hiring Programme. The firm has added three new client-facing professionals to its Bath, Edinburgh, and London offices. This initiative aims to recruit over 70 staff members across the UK, Jersey, and Ireland by late 2027, with recent hires already placed in Cambridge, Marlborough, and Bristol.

Fasanara Capital, managing $7.5 billion in assets, has appointed Stefano Blotto as senior advisor to the CEO for global strategic relationships. Blotto, who spent 15 years at BNP Paribas, joins the firm’s advisory board to help scale its international investor base. His background includes senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch and expertise in financial technology, which he will continue to leverage alongside his existing advisory position at the fintech firm Axyon AI.