News: MM eyes optician's oe20m brief.(MM Asset Management)(GC Bateman)(Brief Article)

From: Financial Times Mandate | Date: May 3, 2004 | Copyright information

MM Asset Management has been awarded GBP20m (e30m) by the pension scheme of GC Bateman, the UK optician business, to be invested across its range of multi- manager funds.

Colin Franklin, director of personnel and trustee of the scheme, said MM had been selected after a rigorous review of various firms.

He said: "We drew confidence from MM's disciplined investment process and in- depth knowledge of investment managers."

He said MM's corporate structu...

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