Alan Custis leaves Lazard AM following UK equity team merger
Alan Custis (pictured), former head of UK equities at Lazard Asset Management
Custis, who left the firm on 30 September, had worked at Lazard for almost 20 years, after spending five years at JP Morgan Asset Management.
A spokesperson for Lazard Asset Management said the teams had been merged for «business reasons» and Custis had left following «a smooth transition».
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The combined UK and euro equities team will now be managed by Aaron Barnfather, the spokesperson said. Barnfather joined the firm in 2008 as a senior portfolio manager of the Lazard European Equity fund.
Alan Clifford, who was co-manager with Custis of the the Lazard Multicap UK Income fund and Lazard UK Omega fund, will now report to Barnfather.
«We would like to thank Alan for his valuable contributions to the firm over the years and wish him the best in his next endeavours,» the spokesperson added.
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