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Troy Asset Management has appointed former BlackRock manager Mark Wharrier as its third equity income manager, supporting Francis Brooke on its £3.5bn Trojan Income fund.

Wharrier will move to Troy in October this year and will work as an assistant manager to Brooke, alongside Hugo Ure who is also assistant manager, on the Trojan Income fund and £230m Troy Income & Growth Trust. Investment director at Troy and lead manager of the Trojan Income fund, Brooke, said: "The Troy UK equity income franchise has grown significantly in recent years and incorporates not only the Trojan Income fund and the Troy Income & Growth Trust, but a number of other important mandates.  "The addition of a third experienced fund manager will strengthen our team and both Hugo ...