Avon appoints five fund of hedge fund managers to run 10pc of assets

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THE £2BN Avon Pension Fund has appointed five fund of hedge fund managers to run 10pc of its assets.

The fund - which is administered by Bath and North East Somerset Council - has appointed Gottex Funds Management to run 2.5pc of the fund, Signet Management to manage 2pc of the fund and Man Invest...

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