Fidelity International has expanded its global equity team with the appointments of Christine Baalham and Tom Record as co-portfolio managers, following the retirement of Jeremy Podger after a 36-year investment career.
They will work together on the £3.2bn Fidelity Global Special Situations fund and the £4.3bn Fidelity Funds - World fund. Baalham resurfaces at Fidelity, having departed Ninety One in November after 23 years with the firm. She served as co-portfolio manager of the £544m Global Equity fund alongside Mark Breedon, who retired after 46 years. She was also a founding member of the 4Factor equity team. Prior to this, Baalham held research and portfolio manager roles at Schroders. Manager Jeremy Podger and multi-asset head Eugene Philalithis to retire from Fidelity Record's move comes...
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