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Nikko Asset Management Hires Global Equity Team From SWIP

Mark Shapland

6 August 2014

Japan’s has snapped up six global equity specialists from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership for its Edinburgh office.

The team is headed up by William Low, who will be managing Stephen Corr, James Kinghorn, Greig Bryson, Iain Fulton and Johnny Russell.

The team will focus on global equities, the first time Nikko has covered this asset class using a specialist team.

“We are excited that we have been able to attract this highly successful investment team in an area where we believe we can add value to clients' portfolios," said Yu Ming Wang, global head of investment at Nikko Asset Management. “The track record that Will Low and his five colleagues have assembled demonstrates that they are exceptionally qualified as active global equity managers, and we look forward to their contribution to our European business.”

Nikko Asset Management has been expanding, acquiring a specialist Asian equity team from Sydney-based Treasury Asia Asset Management in October 2013. In March 2014, it brought in a multi-asset capability, which is based in Singapore.