River & Mercantile CEO James Barham expects the asset manager to launch a number of "interesting products" in the next six to nine months as it continues to build out its presence in the UK funds market.
R&M already has a suite of European equity funds on the way, having poached James Sym from Schroders to work within its multi-factor PVT team. And at the asset manager's recent trading update, the CEO told investors he was looking to bring in a global quality/growth equity team to complement PVT, as well as an alternative credit team. Barham told Investment Week the firm would continue to invest in Hugh Sergeant's "market-leading" PVT team, with Sym having started in his role on 1 August. But, he added, "we also want to be able to develop other strategies that are complementary to ...
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