UBS Wealth Management’s former head of impact investing is joining Credit Suisse, as the latter continues growing its impact team.

James Gifford joins Credit Suisse in Singapore as ‘head of impact advisory’ following three years at UBS Wealth Management in Zurich, where he was head of impact investing.

He will be responsible for advising Credit Suisse’s private wealth clients globally and for helping to drive the bank’s impact thought leadership and impact industry development initiatives.

Credit Suisse described Mr Gifford as “a recognised pioneer in the industry”.

In 2004, he founded ...