Columbia Threadneedle has merged its UK small-cap team into its broader pan-European small-cap group, to now include six investment professionals, a source confirms.
The expanded pan-European small-cap team will be led by Mine Tezgul, with over £5bn in AUM as of June 2024. Meanwhile, the UK equities team will continue on as a large cap manager.
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The Global Fundamental Research team, with over 125 members, will also absorb the Responsible Investment Research team, which was previously a separate entity.
A spokesperson for Columbia Threadneedle Investments said: “We have built a world class global research capability, operating as a core pillar of our investment philosophy and we have recently strengthened this team by integrating our Responsible Investment analysts.
“Separately, we have further globalised our fixed income corporate research, better reflecting the nature of corporate fixed income markets. Within equities, we have invested in and grown our pan-European equity research team based in London to support our UK, European and global fund managers.”
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