OMGI raids Schroders to boost European small-cap team

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has strengthened its European desk with the appointment of Liam Nunn.

He will work as an analyst on the Old Mutual Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies fund which is managed by Ian Ormiston (pictured). Nunn joins the firm from Schroders where he had been an analyst since 2011, first on UK equities and then on the pan-European equities team. Ormiston said: "Hiring Liam Nunn demonstrates our commitment to growing the Old Mutual Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies fund. We believe the diversity of the European small-cap market offers great investment opportunities. "Nunn's skills will help to ensure we focus on high quality, true small-cap companies that can a...