Weekly roundup of people news, March 27

OMGI recruits EM debt specialist John Peta has joined Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) as head of emerging market debt. London-based Peta joined OMGI on March 2 and reports to Christine Johnson, head of fixed income. In the newly-created role, Peta will manage the Old Mutual local currency emerging market debt fund from April 20. Peta previously worked at Threadneedle Asset Management in London, where he was a fund manager and co-head of emerging market debt, alongside He…