Jupiter fixed interest head Hamilton to exit after 25 years

John Hamilton is to step down from his role as head of fixed interest at Jupiter after almost 25 years at the group.

Hamilton (pictured), who has managed the Jupiter Corporate Bond fund since launch in 1998, will depart later this year and will scale down his activities before leaving to seek new opportunities. Jupiter will now merge its fixed income, global convertibles and multi-asset teams into a single unit headed by Miles Geldard. Geldard managers the Jupiter Global Convertibles and Strategic Total Return SICAVs and the Jupiter Strategic Reserve unit trust. The group said the structure reflects increased overlap between the strategies. It will also enable its eight managers and analysts and ...