Jamie Hooper will leave AXA Investment Managers to be replaced on the UK Growth fund by Nigel Yates, who joins AXA Investment Managers Framlington UK equities team on 11 January.
Yates will report to co-head of global equities Linden Thomson and be based in London. Raft of departures at AXA IM amid restructure Yates' role will include supporting Chris St John in the management of the AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities fund and the offshore AXA WF Framlington UK fund. He will also work to further develop AXA IM's range of sustainable funds, which will expand in 2021 and beyond. Hooper is leaving the firm at the end of the year after 14 years "to pursue other interests outside financial services". Thomson said: "We believe there is a significant o...
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