Rosemary Banyard, a top performing mid-cap equities manager who left Schroders in March, has resurfaced at a Manchester boutique that runs a fund with the best trademark in investing – the UK Buffettology fund.

Banyard has joined the four-strong team at Sanford DeLand as investment director, following a 18-year career at Schroders, where she rose to become co-head of the firm's pan-European mid and small cap team.