AJ Bell has hired the manager of the CRUX UK Core fund Jamie Ward as its head of investment solutions.
The appointment will see Ward help continue to grow AJ Bell's £2bn investment business, as he heads up the firm's range of investment solutions, including its managed portfolio service and range of multi-asset funds. AJ Bell AuA up 21% in 2021 Ward spent eight years running the £53m TM CRUX UK Core Growth fund, having moved the mandate across from Oriel Asset Management in 2017. Prior to this, he has held a fund manager role at Brown Shipley, analyst roles at Investec and Wolos Capital, and was responsible for several sectors at Williams de Broë. Kevin Doran, managing director of AJ...
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