Kent LGPS returns to star manager Woodford
The Kent County Council Pension Fund has turned to star manager Neil Woodford to manage its £200m UK equity mandate after dropping his former employer Invesco Perpetual.
The county council ended its contract with Invesco in late 2013 following Woodford's departure from the firm. The mandate will now be run by Woodford Investment Management, launched last May. Kent...
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