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The Fund aims to increase in value through investment growth by more than the FTSE All-Share Index over periods of five years after all fees and costs are deducted. The Fund invests at least two thirds (but typically significantly more) in the shares of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange that are incorporated/domiciled in the UK or which have significant business operations in the UK.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Will Bradwell | - | 2024 | Now |
Marcus Tregoning | - | 2024 | Now |
Daniel Green | Assistant Vice President | 2020 | Now |
Biography | Dan Green is an Equity Research Analyst for the Franklin UK Equity Team, focussing on UK Small- and Mid-cap equities. Dan joined Franklin Templeton Investments in September 2015. Dan began his career with PwC working predominately with Financial Services clients before joining JP Morgan to work as Equity Derivatives Analyst. His role prior to Franklin Templeton Investments was at Deutsche Bank where he was Assistant Vice President in the Valuations team. Dan holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sheffield. He also holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. | ||
Ben Russon | Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst | 2013 | Now |
Biography | Ben Russon is a fund manager based in Leeds as part of Franklin Templeton Fund Management. He is the lead manager on the Franklin UK Select Growth Fund and Co-Manager on the Franklin UK Managers' Focus Fund. Mr. Russon joined the Franklin Templeton UK Equity team during 2013. Prior to this he spent 13 years as a Fund Manager with Newton Investment Management, specialising in UK Equities. He was the lead manager on the Newton UK Opportunities Fund from 2005, alongside associated institutional mandates. Mr. Russon had prior experience at Newton in the research function, specialising in the global food retail sector. Wider responsibilities also included global equity investment with the Newton Osprey Fund. Mr. Russon graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an M.A. (joint honours) in geography and economics. He is a Chartered. Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. | ||
Richard Bullas | - | 2012 | Now |
Joanne Rands | - | 2011 | Now |
Biography | Jo is working alongside Julian Chillingworth and Alexandra Jackson. She joined Rathbones in June 2014 from Peel Hunt, where she worked in UK equity sales. Jo has over 15 years’ analytical experience, covering UK small and mid-cap stocks, on both the 'buy and sell' sides, and across several organisations. She has also worked as a Fund Manager at Hermes, managing UK small and mid caps and assisted in managing UK equity funds at HSBC. Jo holds the Securities Institute Diploma and is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. She graduated from the University of Nottingham with a 1st Class BSc Hons degree in Geography. | ||
Colin Morton | Portfolio Manager | 2012 | 2022 |
Biography | Colin began his career in 1983 as a trainee stockbroker with Wise Speke & Co, before joining BWD Rensburg in 1988, initially as a Private Client Executive and subsequently as an Investment Manager in 1991. | ||
Mark N. Hall | Portfolio Manager | 2013 | 2021 |
Biography | Mark Hall is a member of the highly-regarded Franklin UK Equity Team. He specialises in multi-cap UK equity analysis and investment and has been lead manager of the Franklin UK Select Growth Fund since 2001 and joint manager of the Franklin UK Managers' Focus Fund since its launch in 2006. Mark joined Franklin Templeton Investments when it acquired Rensburg Fund Management in January 2011. After training as an accountant, Mr. Hall joined BWD Rensburg in 1988 as a Smaller Companies investment analyst, subsequently managing private client discretionary portfolios. Mark became fund manager of the BWD Equity Growth Trust in 1997, investing in the UK All Companies Sector. In 2001 he became the lead manager of BWD Aggressive Growth Trust, (which was subsequently renamed Rensburg UK Select Growth Trust). In October 2011, the Rensburg unit trust range was merged into subfunds of the Franklin Templeton Funds OEIC and renamed to reflect the Franklin Templeton brand, they kept the same objective, managers and investment process. Under Mr. Halls tenure as manager, Franklin UK Select Growth Fund has held an OBSR Fund Rating for five consecutive years (as at 30 June 2011). Mr. Hall holds a B.A. (Hons) geography with additional economics from Exeter University. He also holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and is a Fellow of the Securities Institute (FSI (Dip)). | ||
Paul Spencer | - | 2011 | 2020 |
Biography | Paul joined the team in March 2006 from TD Waterhouse where he was Head of Research, specialising in small and mid cap investment analysis.From 1987 to 1991 he was an investment analyst and Head of Research for BWD Rensburg Limited and from July 1991 to October 1995. Paul joined TD Waterhouse in March 1999 from Granville Davies Limited where he was a Director and Small and Mid Cap analyst. Paul also provides support to Mark Hall and Stuart Sharp. | ||
Stuart Sharp | investment Director | 2011 | 2012 |
Biography | Sharp studied Law with Accountancy and Economics at Edinburgh University.He began his career as a Solicitor before joining the shares valuation division of the Inland Revenue. Sharp switched to fund management in the mid-80s and spent four years with Maunby Investment. He gained experience as an assistant fund manager at Aberdeen before joining Rensburg in 1991 and is now the firm's investment director. He runs well-diversified portfolios and makes company visits to help develop his stock ideas |
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