Premier hires Schroders manager for Optimum Income fund

Wright has managed the £85m Optimum Income since 2008 and will remain at the firm as manager of the Premier £141m Ethical fund. Kirk joins Premier after spending ten years at Schroders where he was a fund manager in the structured fund management team and part of the team responsible for the Schroder Income Maximiser range. He will join in July and will work alongside Chris White (pictured), head of UK equities and manager of the £396m Income fund, who is also being made manager of the Optimum Income fund. Kirk will particularly focus on the total dividend management of the fund th...