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Ben Russon, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Co-Head, UK Equities
Ben Russon
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Ben is a Portfolio Manager on the UK Equity Income, UK Managers' Focus and UK Rising Dividends strategies, and the Co-Head of UK Equities, at ClearBridge Investments. He joined the firm in 2013 and has 26 years of investment industry experience.

Ben began his tenure with the UK Equity Team in 2013 at Franklin Templeton before the team transitioned to Martin Currie in 2022 and then became part of ClearBridge in 2025. Prior to this, he was a Fund Manager at Newton Investment Management.

Ben holds an M.A. in geography and economics from the University of Edinburgh. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Experience

  • 26 years of investment industry experience
  • Joined the firm in 2013
  • Martin Currie – Portfolio Manager
  • Franklin Templeton – Portfolio Manager
  • Newton Investment Management – Fund Manager
  • M.S. in geography and economics from the University of Edinburgh
  • CFA® charterholder

Strategies

UK Equity Income

Objective
Income
Our advocacy for the power of compounding underpins our focus on generating a consistent dividend yield premium over the FTSE All Share index.

UK Mid Cap

Objective
Long-Term Growth
High conviction, bottom-up, active UK equity investors.

UK Smaller Companies

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Small cap equities are under researched relative to the broader market, uncovering market anomalies and great mispricing opportunity.

UK Rising Dividends

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Our process taps into the observed trend of dividend growth stocks outperforming the broader market over the long term.

UK Managers' Focus

Objective
Long-Term Growth
A showcase of our highest conviction ideas, the multi-sleeve approach is facilitated by leveraging expertise across the suite of core portfolios.

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