Gartmore newcomer takes active approach to portfolio revamp By Fund Strategy  08-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Manager Jan de Bruijn pledges bigger bets.

Liontrust hires John Ions as head of retail By Fund Strategy  08-Feb-2010 09:19 AM
Liontrust Asset Management has appointed John Ions to the new role of head of retail at the firm.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust gets deputy manager By Fund Strategy  03-Feb-2010 05:00 PM
He will work alongside James Anderson, the group’s chief investment officer and lead manager of the trust.

Jupiter appoints new CIO By Charlotte Banks   02-Feb-2010 11:30 AM
John Chatfeild-Roberts has taken over from Edward Bonham Carter as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Jupiter.

Close appoints new CFO By Fund Strategy  28-Jan-2010 12:00 PM
Chambers has worked for a number of accountancy and financial services firms, including Arthur Andersen, Lehman Brothers, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Standard Chartered.

Gartmore bolsters distribution team By Fund Strategy  27-Jan-2010 05:00 PM
Turner joins from Williams de Broe and reports to Warren Shiels, head of intermediary sales.

GLG’s multi-manager head to step down By Fund Strategy  22-Jan-2010 05:00 PM
Harvey is the chief executive officer of the firm’s multi-manager arm and also manages the GLG MMI Enhanced fund and MMI Diversified fund.

David Dalton-Brown joins Barclays Wealth By Fund Strategy  20-Jan-2010 12:00 PM
Dalton-Brown left Fidelity FundsNetwork in October after five years at the firm. He will be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of Barclays Wealth’s fund ranges, implementation of the product, client service delivery and the quality of the control environment.

Aegon boosts European equity team By Fund Strategy  20-Jan-2010 12:00 PM
McPherson joins Aegon from Standard Life Investments (SLI), where she was a director of European equities.

Baillie Gifford European head to step down in 2011 By Fund Strategy  18-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Hollis spent 10 years on Baillie Gifford’s British equities team and five years on its North American equities team before joining the European team in 2004. He became a partner in 2002 and has been the head of European equities since 2008.

MFS strengthens equity analyst team By Fund Strategy  15-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
McPherson joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he worked for 13 years, where during his tenure he was the co-head of European equity research and the co-head of European equities.Ward was previously at Citigroup, where he was the vic...

Skandia changes manager on US Large Cap Growth By Fund Strategy  15-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Fifth Third Asset Management (FTAM) is a large-cap boutique based in Cincinnati that will now run the $80m (£49m) fund on behalf of the group. It was formerly managed by Andrew Shilling of Wellington Management.

FTAM expects large-cap...

Barings appoints head of Asian equities By Fund Strategy  14-Jan-2010 12:00 AM

Axa IM hires global head of distribution By Fund Strategy  13-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
He will be in charge of business development both for AXA IM’s institutional and retail arms. Bailie, a member of the management board, started his new role on January 4. He reports to Dominique Carrel-Billiard, the group’s chief executive officer.

PSigma IM appoints chief investment officer By Fund Strategy  12-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Becket joined PSigma six years ago and is currently the head of global investment strategy at the firm. Alongside responsibility for the Wealth Management Solutions strategies, Becket also heads up the Balanced Managed fund of funds offering.PSi...

Axa Framlington strengthens UK equities team By Fund Strategy  12-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Harlow will work across the UK market cap spectrum but will work closely with Chris St John on the UK small-cap desk.Harlow joins from Montanaro Asset Management where he was a director, head of fund management and also the manager of the Montan...

Veteran Asia fund manager to leave Aberdeen By Fund Strategy  11-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Hames joined Aberdeen in 1990 and helped create Aberdeen Asia Singapore in 1992 alongside Hugh Young.

Hames is to leave the firm in the autumn and is planning to return to Europe.

Prior to Aberdeen, Hames worked at Iveagh Trustees...

Mike Webb joins Rathbones as chief executive By Fund Strategy  07-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
The former Invesco Perpetual chief executive officer replaces the retiring Peter Pearson Lund and will take on the role early next month.

Webb joins Rathbones from Hermes Fund Managers where he was the head of business development.

Standard Life appoints managing director for global equities By Fund Strategy  06-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Weeple is currently the head of the US equities team at Standard Life and manages a number of North American equity portfolios.

Weeple is also a specialist analyst on the financials and utilities sectors. He has previously managed European a...

Sam Mettrick joins Artemis By Fund Strategy  04-Jan-2010 05:00 PM
Mettrick left Henderson New Star in November last year.

Simon Brazier leaves Schroders By Fund Strategy  21-Dec-2009 12:00 AM
Brazier is leaving to take a senior management position at another firm with his duties on the £543m fund passing to both Ed Meier and Errol Francis.
He joined Schroders in 1998 and has been part of the UK equity team since 2002 having prev...

LGIM poaches F&C’s head of investment risk By Fund Strategy  10-Dec-2009 05:00 PM
Murray will be responsible for the independent measuring, monitoring and development of risk for LGIM’s active fund management business.

Henderson confirms Harris to take on multi-manager funds By Fund Strategy  10-Dec-2009 05:00 PM
McQuaker will continue to manage the £194.3m Henderson Income & Growth fund, the £30.6m Henderson Distribution fund and £91m Henderson Growth fund.

Management change on Directors’ Dealing Investment Trust By Fund Strategy  04-Dec-2009 12:00 PM
Midas IM will charge a fee of 0.25% of the trust’s annual net asset value, the board says, which will be capped to a maximum of 5% of the market cap of the trust.

OBSR revises fund ratings following manager moves By Fund Strategy  03-Dec-2009 05:00 PM
The Old Mutual Extra Income fund lost its A-rating, after Michael Gifford announced his departure from Old Mutual Asset Management. Stephen Message, who joined the company in October 2008 from Bessemer Trust, has taken over.

Cazenove adds to European desk By Fund Strategy  02-Dec-2009 12:00 PM
Kuldip Shergill is to join Cazenove Capital’s European equity team as a senior investment analyst.

Gifford leaves Omam By Fund Strategy  02-Dec-2009 12:00 PM
Michael Gifford, manager of the Old Mutual Income fund and Old Mutual Extra Income fund, has left the group.

Tim McCarron to leave Fidelity By Fund Strategy  02-Dec-2009 12:00 PM
Fidelity European fund manager Tim McCarron is to leave the firm after 16 years.

GLG managers to take charge of Asia Pacific fund By Fund Strategy  01-Dec-2009 05:00 PM
GLG Partners’ Bart Turtelboom and Karim Abdel-Motaal will replace Société Générale Asset Management’s (SGAM) Shaun Giacomo as managers of the £68.5m GLG Asia Pacific fund from January 1.

Bolton prepared to cap Fidelity China fund assets By Fund Strategy  30-Nov-2009 02:00 PM
Anthony Bolton says he would consider placing a cap on his forthcoming Fidelity China fund if inflows exceed expectations.

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