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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Aiviq, MetLife
Editorial Staff
7 April 2026
Aiviq MetLife Investment Management Drasites is succeeding Robert Merck, who retired in 2025 following a 40-year career. In December 2025, MIM acquired PineBridge Investments . The combined firm manages $741.7 billion in total assets under management, as of end-December 2025.
Aiviq, a client data management platform, has appointed Nicholas Morse as head of revenue for the Americas. Morse will lead Aiviq's commercial strategy and growth initiatives across the Americas.
Most recently, Morse served as chief revenue officer, Americas at Apex Group. Before this, he served in senior leadership roles at SS&C Technologies, Addepar, and BlackRock. Morse also led Aladdin Wealth's regional expansion across Canada and Latin America.
Aiviq is headquartered in the UK and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha FMC.
MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, has appointed Andrea Drasites as head of real estate and agricultural finance. She reports to Brian Funk, president of MIM.
Prior to this, Drasites worked at Blackstone, where she held leadership positions during her 13 years with the firm. Most recently, she was senior managing director in the real estate group. Prior to Blackstone, Drasites worked at Equity One, Inc and Woolbright Development.