Mediolanum International Funds hires Allianz GI veteran as head of multi management

The European asset management platform of Mediolanum Banking Group, Mediolanum International Funds (MIFL), has today announced the appointment of Giorgio Carlino as its new head of multi management.  

Based in Dublin, he will report directly to Christophe Jaubert, MIFL's chief investment officer (CIO).

Carlino will be responsible for leading both the Manager Selection team, which identifies and monitors the best managers in the market, and the Multi-Manager Portfolio Management team, which is responsible for building portfolios through a combination of different delegate managers for different products, across a variety of investment strategies to achieve risk adjusted returns for the firms end clients.  

He will also be part of the MIFL Investment Committee contributing to the firm's house view. 
 
Giorgio has 22 years of experience in the industry and has held a variety of roles in his career, including Fund of Funds Portfolio Manager for Commerzbank, Portfolio Manager at RAS Asset Management in Milan, and multiple roles at Allianz Global Investors, including, most recently, Global Chief Investment Officer for Multi Asset strategies.

He succeeds Bish Limbu who made significant contributions to the multi management team during his tenure. Limbu will continue to serve as an adviser to the firm working closely with Giorgio and the rest of the multi manager team. 

MIFL have also announced Jason Samons as the new head of manager research, taking on the role from Inma Conde and reporting directly to Giorgio. Inma Conde becomes the new Head of ESG, a newly created role by MIFL as firm continues to expand its ESG offering. Inma will report to Christophe Jaubert, directly.
 
Carlino said: "Mediolanum's ambition, its constant investment in human resources and technology, its diverse product offering and its attention to the end consumer make this an exciting time to join the firm. I am very much looking forward to contributing to MIFL's success story in delivering sustained outperformance for our clients across a range of strategies."
 
Christophe Jaubert, MIFL's CIO said: "Giorgio brings an impressive performance track record across different strategies, and we will greatly benefit from his investment expertise and knowledge."

Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL) is the Irish asset management company of the Mediolanum Banking Group with over €49bn assets under management as of December 2022 and 68 funds under management.