Birkett joins up to Thames River Capital Japan team

Thames River Capital has recruited Rod Birkett, previously at JP Morgan Fleming, to head up a Japan team with the brief to launch both a long only and a hedge fund. Birkett, who starts work in September, once managed the Save & Prosper Japan Growth unit trust and the Fleming Japanese Investment Trust. He has not run money since December 1997 when he gave up the portfolios to become managing director of Flemings' investment trust business, a post he left in March this year. Birkett has a mid cap bias and described his investment style as 'pragmatic'. A long/short fund is on course for l...