Threadneedle adds manager to UK Crescendo

Threadneedle has hired Chris Kinder from RWC Partners to its UK equity team.

Kinder he will work with Mark Westwood on the long/short Threadneedle UK Crescendo fund and high alpha long-only range.

He has spent the last seven years working on both long-only and long/short equity products. Before joining RWC, he was a UK small and mid cap analyst at Govett Investments. He also spent fours years at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Threadneedle head of UK equities Leigh Harrison says: "Chris brings with him strong analytical skills and valuable shorting expertise and a high conviction approach gained working in the hedge fund space.

"He will feed into the active debate and idea sharing which is at the core of our process on the UK equity desk, and indeed across the investment floor, and is a crucial element in delivering out-performance for our clients."