Morley Fund Management (Morley), one of the UK's largest fund managers, continues to expand its property division with the appointment of three new team members in February.
Morley Fund Management (Morley), one of the UK's largest fund managers, continues to expand its property division with the appointment of three new team members in February:
Helen Batten has been appointed to the role of an asset manager for the Morley Pooled Pensions Fund. Helen joins having spent five years at King Sturge where she was a senior associate. Previously, she was a surveyor at Dunlop Heywood and then Drivers Jonas.
Julian Cobourne, joins as an asset manager in the Linked Life fund team. Previously he worked for both Somerfield Stores and The John Lewis Partnership where he was responsible for property matters relating to the trading and non-trading portfolio. He has also worked for Jones Lang LaSalle where he gained substantial experience in the Fund Management, Investment Sales, Valuation and Property Management departments.
Rachel Portlock, joins Morley as a research analyst from Henderson Global Investors where she was a senior manager, European property client services. Previously, she was head of research, continental European property. Rachel's experience also includes working at the Investment Property Databank (IPD) as a Senior Analyst.
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For further information please contact:
Fiona Baker, Head of Corporate Communications 020 7809 8617 Morley Fund Management
Notes to Editors
Morley Property
Morley manages in excess of Ł10 billion of UK property assets and is one of the largest property investment managers in the UK. Morley has a Property team of over 70 personnel, including over 45 investment professionals. Specialist teams cover all UK occupational and investment markets. The Morley Property Team has a long and consistent record of innovation:
- In the early 1990s, the team broke new ground by setting up an Authorised Property Unit Trust, one of only two in the UK.
- The team were also one of the first to develop mixed direct and indirect property mandates, including the utilisation of a Fund of Funds approach.
- More recently, the team has developed a range of highly focused, specialised indirect vehicles concentrating on different sectors of the property market. These include an industrial fund, retail warehouse fund, shopping centre fund, nursing-home fund, serviced office fund, private finance initiative fund, retirement housing fund and a residential trading fund.
Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management ('Morley') is an independently managed, London based, asset management business with over Ł105 bn under management (as at 31.12.02). It actively manages a diverse range of asset classes and has investment management operations in London, Tokyo and Singapore and an associate office in Boston*.
Morley is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviva Group and manages both institutional and retail funds under the Morley brand. It also acts as investment manager for a range of retail investment funds, marketed in the UK by Norwich Union, and international funds marketed under the Privilege Portfolio brand.
Awards
Fund Manager of the Year - Pensions Week Awards 2002
Specialist Manager of the Year - UK Pensions Awards 2002
Insurance Fund Manager of the Year (awarded to Norwich Union) - Standard and Poor's 2002
Sustainable and Ethical Investment and Asset Management Award - Liveable City Awards 2002
*Norwich Union Investment Management, an Aviva Group company Further information about Morley Fund Management can be found at www.morleyfm.com
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Morley Fund Management is a business name of Morley Fund Management Limited, registered in England No. 1151805 and Morley Investment Services Limited, registered in England No. 1973412. Both are members of the Norwich Union Marketing Group, members of which are regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority for life assurance, pensions and investments. Morley Investment Services Limited is a member of the Investment Management Association. Registered Offices: No. 1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ. Both are Aviva companies.
For institutional correspondence please contact us at Morley Fund Management, No. 1 Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ, for retail correspondence please contact us at Morley Fund Management, PO Box 6056, Basildon SS15 5UU.