Swarthmore Group hires senior equity portfolio manager Swarthmore Group hires senior equity portfolio manager Based in Philadelphia, she replaces Kurt Brunner, who retired from the firm, a spokesman said in an email. Ms. Reed was previously a principal and specialist within portfolio management and research at money manager AJO, which closed on Dec. 31. The Swarthmore Group has $1.5 billion in assets under management. Related Articles E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS Sign up and get the best of News delivered straight to your email inbox, free of charge. Choose your news – we will deliver. Email Address Subscribe Today Get access to the news, research and analysis of events affecting the retirement and institutional money management businesses from a worldwide network of reporters and editors. Subscribe