Man GLG Japan Core Alpha's Harker and Edwards to retire

Will depart on 31 March 2021

Mike Sheen
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Head of Japanese equities at Man GLG Stephen Harker and senior portfolio manager on the £1.1bn Man GLG Japan Core Alpha fund Neil Edwards are set to retire next year, with portfolio management duties set to be led by Jeff Atherton, Investment Week can reveal.

Harker will end his 43-year career on 31 March next year, with both him and Edwards set to continue working as normal over the next six months "to ensure an orderly transfer of responsibilities". Interview with Stephen Harker - award winner at the 2008 FMYA Harker's £1.1bn fund is down 19.1% and 18.7% over one and three years respectively, according to FE fundinfo data, but up 17.8% over five years. Peers in the IA Japan sector have returned 8.8%, 15.6% and 71.96% over one, three and five years respectively. The fund has been managed by Harker since February 2006 at SocGen Asset Ma...

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