iM Global Partner has delegated the management of the Oyster Japan Opportunities fund to Eurizon Capital SGR in a deal that will also see portfolio managers Joël Le Saux and Yoko Otsuka switch firms.
The fund was one of the flagships purchased from SYZ Asset Management by iM Global in May, but the firm said that a "strategic review" has concluded that it was "essential" that Oyster Japanese Opportunities should be managed by its current portfolio managers within "a more powerful structural and operational environment". Oyster range bolstered with fixed income launch Philippe Couvrecelle, iM Global Partner CEO, explained: "When we acquired the Oyster range, the quality of the management of the Japanese equity team made a strong impression on us. "This partnership with Eurizon, a...
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