JOHCM re-opens Wood's UK Opportunities fund

Soft-closed in October 2013

Laura Dew
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JO Hambro Capital Management has re-opened its £1.6bn UK Opportunities fund, managed by John Wood for the past ten years.

The UK Opportunities fund was soft-closed in October 2013 at £1.2bn but in its full-year results for the 12 months to 30 September 2015, the firm said it would re-open the vehicle with the intention of adding a further £500m. It is managed by John Wood with Rachel Reutter and Michael Ulrich, who joined JOHCM from F&C last year, as co-managers. Chief executive Gavin Rochussen (pictured) said: "The JOHCM UK Opportunities strategy, which was soft-closed over the duration of the 2015 financial year, is being re-opened with a view to potentially growing the strategy assets by £500m. "In...

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