Alex Griffiths to hand Odey Japan management to deputy

Alex Griffiths has handed management of the £99m Odey Japan product to his deputy Nick Sharp in ord...

Alex Griffiths has handed management of the £99m Odey Japan product to his deputy Nick Sharp in order to focus on the £578m Japan & General hedge fund. Griffiths will remain head of the four-strong Japan desk and will continue to have input into the Japan fund, which was originally established as a portfolio investing in the same long-only investments made by Griffiths' hedge fund. No major changes are expected on the Japan portfolio. The Japan fund, which launched in November 2003, shows single-year performance to 21 August of 22.2% bid to bid compared to a Japan sector average of 1...