Julian George Tregoning (born 24 October 1946) is a British banker. He was a director of

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, chairman of the United Kingdom's

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and president of the European Fund & Asset Management Association. Since 2017, he has been chairman of HALO Global Asset Management.

Early life

Tregoning was born on 24 October 1946, the son of Colonel John Langford Tregoning, a senior officer in the

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, and Sioned Georgina C. Strick. He was educated at Headfort School,

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before attending Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. As an officer cadet, he suffered a skiing accident while competing for the

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in the Inter Service Ski and Snowsports Competition in Kitzbuehl,

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. Tregoning left the navy and took up a training position at Save & Prosper in 1968.

Career

Tregoning became a director of Save & Prosper in 1985, heading its international and offshore business. In 1995, he moved to Robert Fleming & Co. as a director, overseeing its operations in

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. He then joined the investment bank

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as director and representative of its London office. He remained at the bank after its merger with the

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, forming

, the world's largest custodian bank. From 2015 to 2020, Tregoning was deputy chairman of

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, the University of London's £2.5 billion pension scheme. Tregoning was chairman of the UK's

from 1993 to 1995. From 1997 to 1998, he was president of the European Fund & Asset Management Association in

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City of London

From 2001 to 2002, Tregoning was Master of the

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, one of the

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. He is chairman of the City of London's Mansion House Scholarship Scheme and a trustee of the revived

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