Update: Threadneedle's Brazier and team to join Investec Asset Management

Simon Brazier and his UK equities team are to join Investec Asset Management, Investment Week can reveal, following their exit from Threadneedle Investments.

Brazier (pictured), who was head of UK equities at Threadneedle, and co-manager Blake Hutchins, as well as three analysts from the team, will all join Investec AM in November, Investment Week understands.  Brazier will work alongside Investec AM's Alastair Mundy, head of contrarian investing and the Value Team at the group and manager of a range of funds including the group's UK Special Situations fund. Investec said Brazier will run UK equity funds consistent with his current UK alpha strategy, and the group will launch a UK Equity Income fund to be run by Hutchins. Brazier will f...