Update: Jupiter eyes global special sits fund for Whitmore

Runs two UK funds

Daniel Flynn
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Jupiter Asset Management's Ben Whitmore is considering the launch of a global version of the £1.3bn UK Special Situations fund he runs, chief executive Maarten Slendebroek has confirmed.

Whitmore has run the UK Special Situations fund since November 2006 and is looking at potentially launching a global version to be run with the same investment style. The UK Special Situations fund is top quartile over five years 26 July returning 70.6%, according to FE. Whitmore also runs the group's £2bn Income fund. Brexit impact Following results for the first half of 2016 released this morning, CEO Slendebroek (pictured) told Investment Week the group is in the process of opening offices in Milan and Madrid as it continues its European expansion in a bid to diversify its client...

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