Jupiter's Pearson hands over fund to focus on deputy CIO role

Jupiter has promoted Mike Buhl-Nielsen to lead manager on its Europa fund as Stephen Pearson steps back to focus on his deputy chief investment officer responsibilities.

Pearson joined Jupiter in 2001 and was lead manager on the €48m SICAV since launch in 2010. Formerly the Jupiter European Absolute Return SICAV, the portfolio was renamed in October 2011, when assets from the Jupiter Europa Hedge fund were merged into the fund. Pearson will now support Buhl-Nielsen as deputy manager on the portfolio and will focus on a deputy CIO role that has gradually assumed more importance at Jupiter over recent months. Buhl-Nielsen joined Jupiter in 2006 as a hedge fund analyst, having previously worked at Centaurus Capital and Credit Suisse as a special situa...