Brigid Jackson was named director of fixed income at Henderson Global Investors, a new position, spokeswoman Laura Cook said.
Ms. Jackson will report to Mitesh Sheth, deputy head of fixed income.
Ms. Jackson was fixed-income strategist at BGI, which was acquired by BlackRock in 2009. BlackRock spokeswoman Alexandra Ring could not be reached by press time for information about whether Ms. Jackson will be replaced.