Premier renames and refocuses Dividend fund for latest hire Wright

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Premier Asset Management has refocused the mandate of its Dividend fund under latest recruit Chris Wr...

Premier Asset Management has refocused the mandate of its Dividend fund under latest recruit Chris Wright, who has turned over 80% of the portfolio since taking it on. The fund is renamed Premier Optimum Income and is now a more concentrated portfolio, with holdings cut from 55 to 40. It was previously run by Paul Branigan, who is now focusing on his responsibilities as CIO and manager of the Sentinel Defensive mandate. In his former role at Thames River, Wright worked on long/short portfolios and will bring his skills in this area to bear on the Optimum Income fund through the use of ...

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