Laura Dew speaks to Miton chief executive David Barron on the firm's turnaround since the difficulties of 2016, plans for future launches and its response to new regulations.
Two years after the high-profile departure of UK equities managers George Godber and Georgina Hamilton from Miton hit fund flows, chief executive David Barron has restructured the business and seen it enter the top ten group list for net retail flows in the prestigious Pridham Report. This is positive news for the firm after a difficult time following the manager departures, which led to assets on the UK Value Opportunities fund dropping from £868m to £280m in Q1 2017. Back in 2016, Miton was flying high in part thanks to Godber and Hamilton who joined from Matterley Asset Manageme...
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