# CAF appoints new head of investment services

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/02/03/caf-appoints-new-head-investment-services/
- Published: 2004-02-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Nicholas Rickard is to join CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) as its new Head of Investment
Services.
Nicholas joins CAF from Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where, as Head
of Charities, he helped to develop Charitrack, “the voluntary sector’s fastest growing
Common Investment Tracker Fund”, according to CAF. During his time with the company,
BGI became the UK’s second largest charity asset manager, handling £3.5 billion 
of charity investments.

In line with CAF’s mission to increase resources for charities, Nicholas

will focus on broadening the range of investment products available to them.

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He will head up CAF’s Investment Services Department, whose products include the
CAF UK Equity Growth Fund, the CAF Bond Income Fund, and the CAF Socially Responsible
Fund.

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