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Taking over the reins from Liontrust's most well-known fund managers might faze some people, but Gary West feels he and his CashFlow process are up to the task

When the shock announcement hit the industry that Liontrust's Jeremy Lang and Bill Pattisson had resigned from the boutique, speculation was rife over who would take the reins on their funds, which comprised a colossal 90% of the group's assets. When the duo charged with taking on Lang and Pattisson's primary fund, the £421.8m First Income vehicle, and also its First Large-Cap portfolio was named as in-house candidates James Inglis-Jones and Gary West, it put an end to the guessing game. However, the next question was always going to be - if the successors are now responsible for 52% of...