RLAM's Jonathan Platt steps down from £1bn corporate bond fund

Continues as head of fixed income

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Royal London Asset Management’s head of fixed income Jonathan Platt has stepped down from managing the £1bn Royal London Corporate Bond fund.

Platt, who relinquished his role in managing the fund on 1 February, will continue as head of fixed income and not give up any other fund manager responsibilities. The only other strategy that Platt manages is the Royal London Corporate Bond Monthly Income trust. Shalin Shah and Matthew Franklin, who co-managed the fund since October 2017 and January 2022, respectively alongside Platt, will continue co-managing the fund. The managers have confirmed that there will be no changes to the fund's objective, or the way they select bonds for the fund. Joining the fixed income team in 2...

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