Polar Capital Holdings has hired William Calvert, Ming Kemp and Neil Denman, who all join from AXA Framlington, to create a global emerging markets team.

The new global emerging markets unit will add to the firm’s seven existing teams. The firm is planning to launch its long only Global Emerging Markets Growth Fund during November 2010 after which other emerging markets funds are likely to follow.

Calvert was previously head of emerging markets at AXA Framlington. He has also worked at LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities as part of the country fund broking team.

Prior to joining Polar Capital, Kemp spent five years at AXA Framlington as an Asian specialist, managing Asian equity portfolios for global emerging market funds and global balanced funds.

Denman joins Polar Capital following two years at AXA Framlington, where he was a portfolio manager within the emerging markets team.

Polar Capital has assets under management of $2.6 billion as at 30 June 2010. The firm has offices in London and Tokyo.