Chief executive Tim Woolley has revealed the group will be looking to expand its offering in the hedge fund space over the next 12 months.
Threadneedle's Andrew Holliman leaving the firm after seven years to join Polar Capital, Investment Week understands.
Polar Capital's financials manager John Yakas is shunning the troubled Southern European banking sector in favour of ‘more transparent' emerging European banks.
Polar Capital's assets under management in long only funds grew by $449m (£274m) in Q1, while AUM more than doubled at the firm in the last year.
Polar Capital's Ben Rogoff has urged technology investors to focus on manufacturers of smartphones and tablets who will benefit at this stage of the sector's cycle, rather than last generation large-cap companies such as Microsoft.
Polar Capital is closing its Discovery fund, a global macro hedge fund run by Paul Lambert.
Polar Capital is set to add an income fund to its recently launched global emerging markets range.