Asia manager Evans quits Martin Currie

Richard Evans, co-manager of the £204m Martin Currie Asia Pacific fund, will leave the firm and the fund management industry at the end of September.

Evans will be replaced by fund manager Paul Danes, a portfolio manager on the Japan team. Danes will co-manage the Asia Pacific fund alongside head of Asian equities Jason McCay and Andrew Graham. Martin Currie will be expanding its five-strong Japan team with a new appointment pending this month. Martin Currie runs £650m of Japan mandates, while the Asia team runs a further £1.3bn. "We can announce Richard Evans has decided to leave the fund management industry and will leave Martin Currie later this year," said John Pickard, head of investment. "He has played an integral r...