Martin Hudson is set to leave his role as portfolio manager within the J.P. Morgan Asset Management international behavioural finance team and step down from the management of The Mercantile Investment Trust after 37 years with the business.
Hudson (pictured), who has been with the firm since 1982, is expected to leave the group in Q4 and is stepping down from his portfolio management responsibilities on the trust today (5 August). The £1.6bn vehicle, which focuses on investing in small- and mid-cap UK companies, will continue to be managed by Guy Anderson, who has been lead manager on the fund since early 2016, and Anthony Lynch, who has worked on the team since 2009. Commenting on Hudson's departure, trust chairman Angus Gordon Lennox said: "Martin has worked as part of the company's investment management team for over ...
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