Columbia Threadneedle Investment's Leigh Harrison has handed the management of the £3.3bn UK Equity Income fund that he has run since he joined the group in 2006 to co-manager Richard Colwell.
The group's head of equities Harrison (pictured) will become deputy manager on the mandate, with Colwell taking the lead role. Harrison's responsibilities as co-manager on the £906m UK Equity Alpha Income fund, which he launched in 2006, and £114m UK Overseas Earnings fund, will remain unchanged. A spokesperson for the group said: "Richard will become lead fund manager on the Threadneedle UK Equity Income fund from 1 October, reflecting [his] very successful management of the fund over the last five years. "This recognises Richard's outstanding track record and experience in UK equ...
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