Odey AM swipes second EM manager from Newton for new funds business
Sophia Whitbread reunited with long-time Newton colleague Rob Marshall-Lee who was poached for Brook AM last November
Odey Asset Management has swiped emerging markets manager Sophia Whitbread from Newton Investment Management for its newly created funds business.
Whitbread (pictured) will join Brook Asset Management, launched by Crispin Odey’s eponymous funds business, in June as an assistant portfolio manager on its Global Emerging Markets strategy.
There she will be reunited with long-time Newton IM colleague Rob Marshall-Lee who was poached by Odey last November to head up its brand-new emerging markets business.
Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain.
During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond.
The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the moment in emerging markets and explain the role their strategies could play in client portfolios.
Attendees will also get the chance to network with peers, quiz our speakers, as well as benefit from CPD points
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