Martin Currie has appointed Reiko Mito to the newly created role of head of Japan equity strategy and research, as Hideo Shiozumi steps back from fund management ahead of retirement from the industry.
Mito joins the fund house from GAM Investments, where she worked as investment director and co-manager of the Japan Equity and GAM Star Japan Leaders funds. Prior to joining GAM in 2011, Mito held roles with Atlantic Investment Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bank of Japan. Franklin Templeton to transition oversight of UK equity team to Martin Currie platform Shiozumi has announced plans to retire from the industry and will step back from active fund management ahead of doing so in 2023. Over the next year, Shiozumi will remain as a senior adviser on the FTF Martin ...
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