AXA Framlington shakes up management of £600m UK Select Opportunities

Nigel Yates takes over

Cristian Angeloni
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AXA Framlington has changed the lead manager of its UK Select Opportunities fund.

The company said that, effective from 1 December, Chris St John has stepped down as lead manager of the fund, with Nigel Yates taking over the mandate instead. AXA IM to cut 90 jobs in business reshuffle "Chris and Nigel continue to work closely together in managing the portfolio, and there will be no changes to the investment philosophy and investment process of the fund," a spokesperson added. St John joined the company in 2005 as a portfolio manager, while Yates became an equity portfolio manager in 2021. AXA IM hires emerging market debt manager from Columbia Threadneedle ...

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