ii adds JPM UK Equity Core to Super 60 to replace former Brazier fund

Core UK equity option

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interactive investor has added the JPM UK Equity Core fund to the Super 60 rated list as a core UK equity option, following a review.

The JP Morgan fund has been added to the list's equities category as a core option. It will take the spot left by the £1.1bn Ninety One UK Alpha, which was removed from the Super 60 rated list earlier this year due to the departure of manager Simon Brazier, due at the end of May. A formal review was initiated by interactive investor in February 2023, following news of Brazier's upcoming departure.  A Ninety One spokesperson said in February that Brazier wanted to "take some time to consider the next step in his career".  He had co-managed the fund with Anna Farmbrough since July 2022....

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