JPMAM's global equity manager Kirkman to take leave of absence

Passing fund responsibilities to Witherow and Woodhouse

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Peter Kirkman, manager of the £242m JPM Global Unconstrained Equity fund, is to take a leave of absence from the end of March, Investment Week can reveal.

Kirkman (pictured) has worked at the firm for 15 years, holding senior roles in Japan and the US. For the past eight years he has been a member of the global equities team and has run the global unconstrained equity strategy since 2013. The group's Global Unconstrained Equity OEIC and €502m JPMorgan Funds - Global Unconstrained Equity SICAV will be passed to Sam Witherow and Tim Woodhouse, who have been named managers since 2014. JPMAM hires Erdei from US to replace Parsons Kirkman will also be transferring his co-manager responsibilities on a trio funds. The €127m Global Dev...