The Trojan Ethical Income fund has been removed from Hargreaves Lansdown’s Wealth Shortlist after fund manager Hugo Ure left Troy Asset Management.
According to Joseph Hill, senior investment analyst at HL, Ure is an "experienced investor" who has contributed significantly "as manager of this fund, but also as head of responsible investment until the end of 2022". Former Sky Betting CEO Richard Flint lined up for Hargreaves Lansdown chair role "In this role in particular, he was important in establishing the ESG policies and processes now in place," Hill noted. In addition, he added that Blake Hutchins, who has been appointed manager of the fund, "does not have his own track record in managing an ethical fund". Hutchin...
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