MoneyAM Fund Centre

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Fund Objective

The objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth on a medium to long term basis, by investing primarily in securities issued by UK companies, although there may be times when securities listed on European or North American exchanges are held. The Fund will be actively managed and the Investment Adviser will seek to take advantage of attractive trading opportunities as they arise.

Fund Managers

Leigh Himsworth

Leigh Himsworth Joined City Financial as head of UK equities in October 2012 and where he manages the UK Select Opportunities Fund. Prior to joining City Financial, Leigh was head of UK equities at Eden Financial. He joined Eden in July 2011 and launched the CF Eden UK Select Opportunities Fund that same year. Leigh trained as an accountant and after completing his MBA moved to Rensburg in 1995 to manage a private client’s portfolio. He managed the small- and mid-cap element of the Nestlé pension fund from 1998 before returning to Rensburg in 2001 to manage the UK Mid-Cap Growth Trust. In 2006 he moved to Royal London Asset Management where he ran the company's UK Mid-Cap Growth Trust. In 2009 he joined Gartmore to head up the UK equity team and to manage the Gartmore UK Alpha Fund. Leigh is one of the industry’s leading UK equity managers and is a Financial Express Trustnet Alpha Manager.