Smith & Williamson takes on retail market

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Smith & Williamson currently manages over £9bn of assets across a diverse set of specialised funds.

While the firm is not as well known as many other smaller and aggressively marketed retail fund management houses, it is focused on increasing its presence in the sector. As part of this drive, the group hired Nick Hodgson from Framlington in 2008 to head up marketing and sales. Hodgson, who has also spent time at Rothschild, said: “The firm prides itself on allowing its managers full autonomy to run their funds as they see fit. There is no house view or dominant style. I think this freedom attracts a certain kind of manager, those who are comfortable operating on their own with a str...