Banyard adopts 'absolute return mentality' for Free Spirit fund

First multi-cap fund

Natalie Kenway
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Sanford DeLand has unveiled its Free Spirit fund for recent hire and former Schroders manager Rosemary Banyard, her first multi-cap fund based on a pension mandate she ran for her former employer.

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