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Naos Asset Management PM sets up own shopSarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim BoydFeb 17, 2021 – 4.22pmSaveShare

There’s a brand new boutique small caps fund manager coming to town.Ex-NAOS Asset Management portfolio manager Ben Rundle is striking with a new venture. AFRStreet Talk understands portfolio manager Ben Rundle has left Naos Asset Management and is striking out with a boutique of his own, in partnership with Taylor Collison broker George Capozzi.The South Australian-born pair are expected to open their doors sometime in March and are still finalising the nitty gritty details like the name of the fund and where they’ll set up home base.Small and mid cap specialist Capozzi has been plying his trade as a client adviser at Taylor Collison for a dozen years, and the pair are hoping he can leverage his client base to get some money in the door early to get the fund off the ground.Meanwhile Rundle has been at Naos for more than six years, and prior to that was in investment bank Moelis’ equities team, as well as at Ord Minnett and Macquarie.