whittaker takes top-down stance while former invesco perpetual colleague emphasises stock picking
New Star's poaching of UK manager Stephen Whittaker last year placed him and his former Perpetual colleague Ed Burke in direct competition. Whittaker was formerly head of UK equities at Perpetual, part of a highly regarded team consisting of Burke, Neil Woodford and Graham Kitchen. He joined New Star in July 2002, taking over the £173m UK Growth fund from chief investment officer Alan Miller. When Whittaker left the firm after 15 years to join New Star, it was unclear whether he would be as successful working solo as he had been within the team. While still working at Perpetual, Whitta...
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