Neptune is replacing the outgoing manager of the £66m UK Opportunities fund with its head of UK equities Mark Martin as it continues to restructure its fund range.
Fund groups should focus more attention on the need for active UK equity funds that are overweight large caps, according to Andrew Summers, head of fund research at Investec Wealth & Investment.
Graham Ashby former head of UK equities at Ignis Asset Management, has replaced Richard Moore as manager of two equity funds at Santander Asset Management.
Peter Lees has resigned from F&C, two months after handing over his UK equity fund to other managers.
Natixis Global Asset Management has unveiled two multi-factor equity funds run by its French affiliate Seeyond.
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Charlie Long and Nick Judge boosted the performance of the £304m GLG UK Select fund in 2014, after a rocky second quarter forced them to review the fund's risk management processes.
Stephen Adams, head of UK equities at Kames Capital, has been promoted to head of the group's wider equities business.
RIT Capital Partners, the £2.3bn investment trust chaired by Lord Rothschild, is to acquire GVO Investment Management - formerly known as SVG Investment Managers.
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