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Scottish Property Federation announces new chairman from SWIP
Malcolm Naish, Director of Real Estate at SWIP has been announced as new chairman of the Scottish Property Federation (SPF), which is widely recognised as a leading specialist industry body and speaks for over 110 members.

This is a great achievement for Malcolm, who commented, “It is a great personal pleasure to become chairman of the Scottish Property Federation.   As my team are acutely aware, our industry’s real estate markets remain fragile and we are seeing an increasingly polarised market in the UK between London and the rest of the UK. It is important for Scotland that we encourage investment and development where it is appropriate and as it emerges, or else we risk losing what has become a shrinking pot of opportunity for sustaining jobs and prosperity.

I intend to lead the interests of the Scottish property industry with a single strong message to governments both in Edinburgh and in London: you must do all that you can to create economic growth, for without it neither the interests of the private sector or the government itself can be sustained.”

SWIP appoints Peter Macpherson as Real Estate Commercial Director
SWIP has appointed Peter Macpherson to the newly created role of Commercial Director within its Real Estate team. Peter will report to Malcolm Naish and will be responsible for driving the commercial activity of SWIP’s institutional real estate business. 

Real estate is a key growth area in SWIP in which we are committed to attracting new clients and delivering innovative property solutions. Peter’s commercial awareness and deep understanding of the real estate markets will be invaluable to the team as we continue to strengthen and deepen our portfolio and client base in the UK and on an international level.

SWIP strengthens Fixed Income team with appointment of Daniel McKernan
SWIP has appointed Daniel McKernan as Head of European and UK Credit within its Fixed Income team. Daniel will work with the Corporate Bond team to drive the strategy and performance of SWIP’s UK and Credit offering.  Daniel will be responsible for managing the investment grade credit research and institutional investment management teams. He will also have direct responsibility for a number of large credit mandates.

Fixed income at SWIP is going from strength to strength, attracting new clients and delivering innovative solutions as we continue to expand our product and client base.  Daniel has an impressive reputation in the industry.  His expertise of the credit markets, combined with his excellent fund management experience, will add further depth to our credit proposition.

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