Martin Currie

Former Axa Framlington Japan fund manager Anja Balfour has joined the £248m Martin Currie Pacific trust, in a non-executive director role.

Martin Currie has hired sales manager Phil Raby to spearhead the firm's intermediary business in the North of England, the Midlands and South West.

Martin Currie Investment Management has hired a North American specialist manager, in a bid to turnaround performance of its flagship fund which has slumped to the bottom quartile of the IMA North America sector.

A variety of asset classes and investment strategies feature in the list of funds with the largest outflows in the first half of the year.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

Former Schroders head of derivatives Darren Cannon has joined Martin Currie as chief operating officer, reporting to chief executive Willie Watt (pictured).

Martin Currie has launched a European Equity Income fund for Ross Watson after overhauling its existing European fund.

Martin Currie is merging Tom Walker's £28m North American Alpha fund and James Fairweather's £44m Martin Currie Global fund into existing funds to streamline its range.

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