Schroders has made hedge fund group Sloane Robinson accessible to retail investors with the addition of a new fund to its GAIA platform.
The GAIA Sloane Robinson Emerging Markets fund, which will launch on 30 June, will be run by Richard Chenevix-Trench, the chief investment officer and member of the group's emerging markets team. The firm recently boosted this team by hiring Christopher Morrell, manager of JP Morgan's Emerging Markets Alpha Plus fund. Chenevix-Trench says: "Platforms are increasingly popular among investors looking to combine the return profile of hedge fund strategies with the liquidity, transparency and regulatory stability of Ucits." Gavin Ralston, Schroders' global head of product, says: "We ar...
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