On 3 October 2024, Jupiter Asset Management announced its plans to acquire Origin Asset Management, a London-based investment boutique.  This proposed acquisition forms part of a wider review of the firm’s emerging markets franchise, whereby Jupiter wishes to build scale and expand its reach through different business channels.

Alongside this news, Jupiter announced that Nick Payne, lead manager of the Jupiter Global Emerging Markets Focus fund, will be leaving the business at the end of 2024.  As a result of this news, we have removed the fund from The Adviser Centre.

The Origin investment team consists of five investment professionals who will move to Jupiter on completion of the transaction.  Jupiter has indicated that the team will continue to use the investment process developed at Origin, which is based upon a comprehensive quantitative screening approach combined with qualitative due diligence.