Ben Russon, CFA

Co-Head, UK Equities (Large Cap)
Ben Russon
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Ben is Co-Head, UK Equities (Large Cap) at Martin Currie. He is the lead manager on the FTF Martin Currie UK Equity Income Fund, FTF Martin Currie UK Rising Dividends Fund and co-manager on the FTF Martin Currie UK Managers' Focus Fund, alongside various institutional mandates. Ben joined the UK equity team in 2013 and has over 25 years’ experience managing UK equity portfolios.

Prior to joining us 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.

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UK Equity Income

Objective
Income
Our advocacy for the power of compounding underpins our focus on generating a consistent dividend yield premium over the FTSE All Share index.

UK Mid Cap

Objective
Long-Term Growth
High conviction, bottom-up, active UK equity investors.

UK Smaller Companies

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Small cap equities are under researched relative to the broader market, uncovering market anomalies and great mispricing opportunity.

UK Rising Dividends

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Our process taps into the observed trend of dividend growth stocks outperforming the broader market over the long term.

UK Manager's Focus

Objective
Long-Term Growth
A showcase of our highest conviction ideas, the multi-sleeve approach is facilitated by leveraging expertise across the suite of core portfolios.

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