Noble-Nesbitt to head new Close discretionary service

Close Brothers AM is launching a discretionary fund management service that will be managed by top-performing UK equity manager Deryck Noble-Nesbitt.

The Close AM Tailored Portfolio Service will be actively managed by Noble-Nesbitt and his team, offering a series of segregated portfolios tailored to risk appetite and individual investment objectives. The service will incorporate four investment styles - income, conservative, balanced and growth. Noble-Nesbitt's Close Special Situations fund has returned 253.6% over the three years to 3 February versus an IMA Smaller Companies sector average of 99.9%, according to Morningstar. The manager also has previous experience of running multi-asset vehicles via the offshore Close Global B...