Columbia Threadneedle's Leigh Harrison to retire from industry

After a 32-year career, the last ten years of which have been spent at Columbia Threadneedle, Harrison (pictured) said it was time to "do some of the things I have wanted to do for a long time". He is co-manager of the £904m UK Equity Income Alpha fund alongside Richard Colwell, who will take over lead management of the fund, and deputy manager onthe £1.7bn UK fund to lead manager Chris Kinder. Colwell, who took over from Harrison as lead fund manager on the £3.2bn UK Equity Income fund last year, has been promoted to head of UK equities. William Davies, currently head of global eq...