Skandia hands tech mandate to Janus Capital

Skandia has handed the management of its $125m (£83m) Technology fund from Wellington Management Company to Janus Capital Group.

Janus portfolio manager Barney Wilson uses an unconstrained bottom-up investment approach to select from a range of global technology and technology related stocks. Janus manages $165bn of assets, of which $20bn is in technology stocks. Skandia's head of equity research Ramon Eyck says: "The technology team at Janus, under the leadership of Barney Wilson, is one of the most experienced and successful in the sector. The strength of the approach derives from the knowledge and insights of the dedicated global sector research team. "The team's style and structure enables it to invest i...