Ex-Jupiter manager Philip Gibbs has criticised his former employer in a public outburst at the company's annual general meeting, according to reports.
Gibbs (pictured), who ran the group's Absolute Return fund prior to his retirement last year, criticised the firm for the way he was treated during a period of underperformance. The manager said he was told by CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts that he was "lucky to have a job at Jupiter", leaving him "depressed" and barely able to "bring myself to go into Jupiter's offices", the FT reports. Gibbs subsequently told Investment Week that Chatfield-Roberts failed to take into account the "massive outperformance" of his Financial Opportunities fund, which returned nearly 800% during his tenure be...
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