Gartmore UK long/short launch

Gartmore is preparing to launch another in its series of hedge funds, which will be a UK long/short portfolio to be managed by Ashley Willing. Willing has been a part of the UK team since 1994 and has managed funds since 1997. He runs money in the house style, focusing on unexpected earnings growth and sticking to strict sell disciplines, skills that have seen other Gartmore managers successfully moving into the long/short market. The launch follows on from the success of Chris Palmer's AlphaGen Pictor, which has raised around $50m, and uses a long/short strategy investin...