Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has promoted appointed Ben Palmer as head of its Responsible Investment Service.

Brooks Macdonald, with £13.7 billion AUM, says Palmer will lead and develop the firm’s commitment to responsible investment, with a focus on the firm’s sustainable and long-term contribution to the sector, including the influence of wider business and societal trends in ESG. He joined Brooks Macdonald’s graduate programme in 2011, will retain his current responsibilities for the Responsible Investment research team.