Hegarty joins EFM

Edinburgh Fund Managers (EFM) has appointed Chris Hegarty as a UK equities large-cap manager. Hegarty joins from Scottish Widows, where he was a portfolio manager within the retail team. He was also responsible for UK technology analysis and latterly managed both the Scottish Widows Environmental and Abbey Ethical funds. At EFM, Hegarty will be working on the income products run by the group and will be involved with the UK Exempt fund. He will also work as an analyst covering the insurance, real estate, aerospace and distributors sectors. Hegarty's recruitment follows the previous appo...