Brunel launches emerging markets sub-fund with three managers
The Brunel Pension Partnership has launched an emerging markets sub-fund following the appointment of Genesis Investment Management, Wellington Management and Investec Asset Management as investment managers.
Around £1bn of assets have now transitioned to the fund from Brunel's LGPS clients and the pool expects the fund to grow to around £1.2bn by the end of the year. The fund said it initially received...
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