Fund research director Boden exits S&P

Fund research director Guy Boden has left Standard & Poor's to join Stamford Associates as an institutional analyst.

Boden joined S&P as an equity fund analyst in 1995 and has held a number of roles at the group, which included analysing global equities, global emerging markets, Japan and index funds. He was responsible for analysing equity funds using both quantitative and qualitative research. Boden played a major role in the development and launch of S&P Fund Services' fund of hedge funds ratings in 2003.