Starting in September and based in the London office, Mr Kochar will join the global equity team as portfolio manager of the Fidelity Global Equities Fund alongside co-portfolio manager Oliver Trimingham.

Mr Kochar joins from Columbia Threadneedle and has over 16 years’ investment experience spanning across management of US, Global and Absolute Return products. He previously managed the Threadneedle Global Extended Alpha, American Extended Alpha, American Absolute Alpha and American Select funds. Prior to his 13 plus years at Columbia Threadneedle, he worked at hedge-fund manager, North Sound Capital, and Merrill Lynch. Mr Kochar holds an MBA from Mason School of Business.

Romain Boscher, global chief investment officer, equities, Fidelity International, said: “Ashish is a welcome addition to Fidelity’s already strong global equity team. He brings rich industry experience, proven stock picking acumen, a strong track record in managing global equities and a team-based mindset that will ensure the broad experience set within the global equities team is retained and strengthened. 

The appointment follows the departure of Amit Lodha, who stepped down as portfolio manager in June to spend more time in India with his family. Mr Lodha continues to act as a consultant for Fidelity International following 17 years at the firm. 

“We would like to thank Amit for his outstanding contribution to the team and wish him all the best in his future endeavours,” Mr Boscher said.

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Benedikt, Nicolas and Amit are senior research analysts; each with more than 10 years of experience in asset management. They join Stéphane Jeannin and Brad Colton as Analysts on the team, significantly enhancing the depth and experience of Threadneedle’s US equities capability.

With the addition of the new Analysts the US Equities team now has full coverage across all sectors. Benedikt and Nicolas join from Columbia Management, which along with Threadneedle, comprise the global asset management business of Ameriprise Financial. Nicolas Janvier will maintain his analytical duties and responsibilities with Columbia Management’s New York-based value team. Amit Kumar joins from Artham Capital Partners.

In addition, Richard Adams, who was previously an analytics manager in the Reporting and Information Services team at Threadneedle, joins the US Equities team as Client Portfolio Manager. The appointments follow that of US Fund Manager Nadia Grant earlier this year, joining existing fund managers Neil Robson and Ashish Kochar, and bringing Threadneedle’s US Equities team to a total of ten.

Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle said: “I am very pleased about the swift progress we have made in enhancing our London-based US Equities team, while at the same time increasing our collaboration with Columbia Management’s US Equities team. This brings our clients the benefit of a fully resourced team that leverages the significant capabilities, intellectual capital and strength of both organisations. I am confident that with their significant expertise in this asset class, our US Equities team will continue to deliver for our clients globally.”

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¹ as at end of March 2014

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