MGIM CEO: Fund buyers must hold star managers to account post Woodford

Higher levels of 'maturity and understanding' required

Mike Sheen
clock • 3 min read

Fund selectors must do more to "hold to account" fund managers who drift from their investment style or expose investors to inappropriate risks, according to the CEO of Momentum Global Investment Management (MGIM) Ferdinand Van Heerden, who said the implosion of Woodford Investment Management in October has "tainted" the asset and wealth management sector.

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