Barings' Syme and Wimborne join JOHCM

Barings' James Syme and Paul Wimborne are joining J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) to launch a new emerging markets fund later this year.

Barings' James Syme and Paul Wimborne are joining J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) to launch a new emerging markets fund later this year. The offering will use a distinctive core approach that differentiates it from the existing JOHCM Emerging Markets fund, managed by Emery Brewer and Ivo Kovachev, launched in April last year, the group says. Wimborne was formerly lead manager of the £113m Baring Emerging Market fund, while Syme was head of global emerging markets for the group. Roberto Lampl, the head of Latin American equities, take over the head of GEMs role and lead manage...