GSAM and ex-Vontobel manager team up for global equity launch

Managed by GQG's Rajiv Jain

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) and GQG Partners, the firm set up by former Vontobel manager Rajiv Jain, have launched a long-only global equity strategy, which will be available to retail investors across Europe.

The Goldman Sachs GQG Partners Global Equity Portfolio, which is a sub fund of the UCITS-qualifying Luxembourg-domiciled Goldman Sachs Funds SICAV, will be managed by GQG's chairman and CIO Jain, and distributed exclusively by GSAM. RLAM launches first global equity funds for ex-Waverton trio GSAM said Jain will be supported by an investment team of nine other professionals from both "traditional and non-traditional backgrounds", with staff experienced in areas like investigative journalism and forensic accountancy. Commenting on the launch, Jain said: "The non-traditional perspect...