The fundamental equity business within Axa Investment Managers said the appointment was designed to grow its business in Asia, with Tinker supported closely by the distribution teams in the region.
Tinker will no longer manage the Axa Framlington Global Opportunities Fund and its clone Axa WF Framlington Global Opportunities.
Instead, Mark Hargraves will take lead of the fund with his global sector team and it will be managed in line with the existing Axa WF Framlington Global Fund.
The global sector team of seven specialist fund managers make sector recommendations to drive fundamental stock selection. Susan Sternglass Noble will be deputy manager on all three funds.
Further changes
The AXA WF Framlington Global High Income is now managed by William Howard. William has over 26 years’ experience in asset management and joined AXA Framlington in September 2012. Prior to this, William was Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Goldman Sachs and an Executive Vice President at Templeton Investment. The deputy manager is Anne Tolmunen.
Meanwhile, the Axa WF Framlington Global High Income Fund is now managed by William Howard, who has over 26 years’ experience in asset management and joined AXA Framlington in September 2012.
Prior to this he was managing director and portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs and an executive vice president at Templeton Investment.
Commenting on Tinker’s new role, Mark Beveridge, global head of Axa Framlington, said: “Tinker has been a hugely valued member of our London team for the past seven years and possesses the requisite fund management experience, passion and communication skills to support our ambitions in Asia. Axa Framlington has grown its franchise across Europe and the Middle East, but in order to meet our longer term growth ambitions, Asia is a crucial market for us.”
Deputy managers
Axa Framlington also confirmed the line-up of deputy fund managers across its UK equity team, with no changes to its lead managers:
– AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities: Nigel Thomas (lead), Chris St John (deputy)
– AXA Framlington Equity Income: George Luckraft (lead), Jamie Forbes Wilson (deputy)
– AXA Framlington UK Growth: Jamie Hooper (lead), Nigel Thomas (deputy)
– AXA Framlington Blue Chip Equity Income: Jamie Forbes Wilson (lead), George Luckraft (deputy)
– AXA Framlington Managed Balanced: Richard Peirson (lead), Jamie Hooper (deputy)
– AXA Framlington UK Mid Cap: Chris St John (lead), Nigel Thomas (deputy)
– AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies: Henry Lowson (lead), Chris St John (deputy)
– AXA Framlington Managed Income: George Luckraft (lead), Jamie Forbes Wilson (deputy)
– AXA Framlington Monthly Income: George Luckraft (lead), Jamie Forbes Wilson (deputy).