Thursby to run a bond fund for Thames River

Peter geikie-cobb to co-manage portfolio investing in government fixed interest

Paul Thursby is joining Peter Geikie-Cobb at Thames River Capital on 1 August with the pair set to launch a global bond fund in October. The portfolio will invest only in government paper with an emphasis on G10 countries. Thursby, who ran the Barings Global Bond Trust until November 2002, said the pair would not be tied to a benchmark and would look to produce returns in excess of cash and the gilt market. Currency trading will form an active part of the returns generation strategy. Geikie-Cobb's plans to join Thames River from Insight were first revealed in the 14 May edition of Inves...