Haworth to co-manage Kames UK Opportunities fund with Ryan

Sharpen focus

Phil Haworth, deputy head of equities at Kames Capital, is joining Audrey Ryan as co-manager on the UK Opportunities fund, as the firm adopts a modular approach on the vehicle.

The move means the fund will "sharpen" its focus on medium to smaller companies with underappreciated growth potential. A collection of smaller-cap stocks with long-term growth prospects will supplement the core multi-cap process. Furthermore, Ryan and Haworth will be able to add themes to the portfolio which they think will drive growth momentum across the market. However, the fund's bottom-up approach of investing in UK companies through a concentrated and unconstrained portfolio has not changed. The multi-cap fund will also continue to have a mid-cap bias, while retaining its...