Peter Sartori has quit Zurich Scudder Investments less than a year after joining it as head of the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan.

Zurich Financial Services agreed to sell the non-UK elements of Zurich Scudder Investments to Deutsche Bank in September. The two firms reached detailed agreement on terms earlier this month, valuing the New York-based Zurich Scudder Investments at $2.5bn (€2.8bn).