Premier has transferred the management of its £23m Alpha Growth fund from PSigma's Bill Mott to former Gartmore manager Simon King.
Along with Neil Cumming, Mott has run the high conviction fund since 2009. It was one of ten Premier acquired from Aberdeen Asset Management last July. King joined Premier in April to take over the management of the UK Thematic and UK Smaller Companies funds, which were run by Premier managers Mike Jennings and Chris Wright. Premier sales and marketing managing director Simon Weldon says King's appointment has allowed the group to bring the mandate in-house. "It makes to sense to bring this fund in-house now we have the expertise, and Simon is attracted by running something so foc...
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