Axa Framlington fund manager Jamie Hooper exits after 14 years Nigel Yates brought in to take over UK Growth while Managed Balanced also faces shake up Axa Framlington UK Growth fund manager Jamie Hooper is leaving the firm at the end of the year after 14 years. Hooper (pictured) joined Axa IM in November 2006 and is the lead manager responsible for the £124.3m Axa Framlington UK Growth fund and the £1.1bn Axa Framlington Managed Balanced fund. Before joining Axa IM, he was at F&C (now BMO Gam) where he managed UK equity portfolios for institutional and investment trust clients. A press release said he is leaving on 31 December to “pursue interests outside financial services”.