Ashby recasts LV= mould to get top quartile returns

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Manager marks one year since joining LVAM from Credit Suisse with top quartile performance

It has been a year since Graham Ashby joined LV= Asset Management (LVAM) to run the group’s UK Equity Income fund, and in that time he has reshaped the portfolio to suit his style, producing top-quartile returns. Ashby, along with Michael Crawford, Marcus Chandler and Mira Bhogaita, joined LVAM last autumn following their departure from Credit Suisse Asset Management when it was sold to Aberdeen. Former manager Chris Price handed over the UK Equity Income vehicle to Ashby, but still remains a member of the UK equities team, while Crawford now runs UK Growth. Ashby says he spent a l...