Star equity manager to quit GAM at year's end

Tuesday 3 April 2001 at 16:00

Paul Kirkby, star Japanese equity manager, is set to quit Global Asset Management (GAM) at the end the year.

Kirkby's departure will be a blow for the firm, which was recently taken over by UBS. He has produced strong performance for long-only Japanese funds over 13 years and recently started a GAM long/short Japanese hedge fund. GAM manages Japanese funds totalling $2.5bn (€2.8bn).