Chikara Japan Alpha fund manager Jonathan Dobson retires

Richard Aston takes over

Chikara Investments fund manager Jonathan Dobson, will retire at the end of April 2024.

He joined Chikara, formerly Coupland Cardiff Asset Management, in 2006 from JP Morgan Asset Management and has been the lead manager of the Chikara Japan Alpha fund since its inception in 2007. The lead portfolio management responsibilities will be passed on to Richard Aston, while Dobson will remain as an adviser until the end of April 2024, at which point he will retire after 30 years in the industry. Coupland Cardiff AM rebrands as Chikara Aston has worked with Dobson for more than 20 years, previously at JP Morgan and then at Chikara for the last 13 years as deputy portfolio ma...