Janus Henderson opens Global Life Sciences Strategy to UK clients

Managed by Andy Acker and Dan Lyons

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Janus Henderson has launched the Global Life Sciences Equity fund, allowing access to its US namesake strategy to UK investors.

The fund will take positions in firms addressing what it describes as "unmet medical needs" or "aimed at maintaining or improving quality of life". The strategy will aim to outperform the MSCI World Health Care index by at least 2% per annum over the course of a market cycle. Where are the opportunities to invest in 21st century healthcare? The established Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences strategy was founded over two decades ago and managers of the US-domiciled sister Global Life Sciences offering, Andy Acker and Dan Lyons, will both oversee the new UK-listed portfolio. Acker ...

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