Mike Kerley appointed co-portfolio manager of Bankers Investment trust

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Janus Henderson Investment Trusts has appointed Mike Kerley as deputy manager of the £1.5bn Bankers Investment trust.

Kerley has been managing the Asia Pacific, ex Japan and China, part of the global trust since 2006. However, he will now support the current portfolio manager, Alex Crooke, across the entire trust. Simon Miller, chair of the trust, said in its half year report that this appointment was part of a process to capitalise on opportunities to "tighten up the way in which the company operates, communicates and attracts new investors". Miller was appointed chair in February 2022 after Sue Inglis stepped down. He said the change has allowed the board to "reflect on the operation of the company...