Julian Lyne, head of UK institutional sales and consultant relations at F&C Asset Management, is to leave the firm to take up a new job opportunity in June. Greg Skinner, a member of his team, will take on his consultant-relations responsibilities.

Lyne, who has worked for the £82 billion fund manager since joining from HSBC in 2008, confirmed his resignation this afternoon, following a statement from F&C. He said he wasn't yet able to say where he was moving to, but said it would be a similar role with a wider geographic focus.