AXA IM launches Digital Economy fund for tech veteran Gleeson

Targeting e-commerce

Mike Sheen
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AXA Investment Managers' thematic Framlington Equities unit has launched a fund investing across the digital economy value chain, to be run by Jeremy Gleeson.

The AXA World Funds Framlington Digital Economy fund invests in companies involved in the discovery, decision making, delivery and execution of the online commerce process, as well as "enablers" for traditional businesses looking to benefit from the proliferation of the digital economy. Revealed: Winners of the Specialist Investment Awards 2017 Management of the fund will be led by Gleeson, who has 20 years' experience investing in the technology sector and has managed the £430m AXA Framlington Global Technology fund since June 2007. Commenting on the launch, Gleeson said: "The dig...

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