Liontrust plans to close its small Focus 350 fund in a raft of further changes by the fund manager f...
Liontrust plans to close its small Focus 350 fund in a raft of further changes by the fund manager following the replacement of outgoing duo Jeremy Lang and William Pattisson. The fund, now run by Gary West and James Inglis-Jones, has only £1m in assets. Liontrust also confirmed it is monitoring its £7m First Opportunities fund, run by Julian Fosh, but has no plans to close the vehicle as yet. Despite the Focus 350 closure, the group could launch a global equity fund for analyst Ben Fitchew and may roll out a UK hedge fund - which is currently running as a research project with intern...
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