Artemis Investment Management LLP is delighted to announce that Paul Casson has joined them to help Tim Steer manage the GBP504 million Artemis UK Growth Fund, segregated institutional UK Growth accounts and the Artemis UK Hedge Fund.

After a BSc in Accounting and two years as an auditor, Paul started his investment career in 1997 with Martin Currie. In 2001 he moved to SVM and then in 2005 to Henderson as a Director of pan-European equities. The Henderson Horizon Pan-European Alpha Fund he ran from 2008 was AA-rated by S&P. Paul has an MSc in Investment Analysis. He is a member of the CFA Institute and a member of UKSIP.

Tim Steer said: "We are very pleased to have attracted someone of Paul's calibre, experience and proven ability. I am sure he will help us continue to deliver outstanding investment performance for our clients."

Meanwhile, Artemis also announces that Stephen Yiu, who joined Artemis with Tim Steer from New Star in 2009, has resigned in order to move back to his native Hong Kong. Dick Turpin, Managing Director, commented: "We are very sorry to see Stephen go. We thank him for his contribution to meeting our clients' needs, and we wish him and his fianc

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