Liontrust renames WCAM funds

Natalie Kenway
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Liontrust has rebranded the three funds it brought from Walker Crips, run by Steve Bailey and Jan Luthman.

The funds will ditch the Walker Crips tag and also adopt the word 'Macro' in their names to reflect the managers' top-down style and to differentiate them from other UK equity funds in the Liontrust range. The Walker Crips UK Growth, Walker Crips Equity Income and Walker Crips UK High Alpha funds are to become the Liontrust Macro UK Growth, Liontrust Macro Equity Income and Liontrust Macro UK High Alpha funds, unitholders are being informed today. The name changes are expected to receive FSA approval by 20 May, but do not require unitholder approval. Liontrust bought Walker Crips A...

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