Update: Man GLG launches Asian equity fund for Andrew Swan

High conviction, long-only strategy

Man GLG has launched a high-conviction Asia (ex-Japan) equity fund for head of Asian equities Andrew Swan, who joined from BlackRock in August.

Man GLG Asia (ex-Japan) Equity launched as an OEIC for UK investors earlier in October, the firm said, with a UCITS compliant version now also available. The fund will be headed by Swan, who will be assisted by former BlackRock colleagues Anand Agarwal and Alethea Leung, who joined in September, as well as Andrew Hill, who also joined in September from Australian superannuation fund UniSuper. Andrew Swan to lead Man GLG Asian ex-Japan equities Man GLG Asia (ex-Japan) Equity is long-only, style-agnostic - though with a preference for mid caps over time - and fundamentally driven veh...