Syndicate offloads EPIC arm in wealth management push

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Syndicate Asset Management has offloaded its institutional fixed income asset arm for £2.1m as the group continues to shift its focus on to wealth management.

The sale of EPIC Investment Partners and its trading subsidiary EPIC Asset Management to Hume Capital follows a strategic review of the business. Syndicate intends to focus 'exclusively' on wealth management via its Ashcourt Rowan brand and the availability of its Savoy Investment Management service. Mark Cheshire, group CEO of Syndicate Asset Management, said: "The Board is delighted to have concluded the sale of EPIC in such a timely manner following the Group's strategic review. "Our focus is now squarely on the wealth management sector, in particular expanding the presence of o...

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