By Chris Dorrell Legal & General has appointed Eric Adler as chief executive of its asset management arm as the FTSE 100 pensions and insurance giant looks to forge ahead with its new strategy. The FTSE 100 firm is looking to combine its public and private markets business with the aim of creating a single “simpler” investment division. It is targeting asset management operating profits of between £500-600m by 2028, alongside growing its private markets platform to £85bn, up from £52bn currently. Adler is currently president and chief executive of PGIM’s private alternatives business. He will …