Fidelity's Bolton returns to investing, eye China

HONG KONG Nov 26 (Reuters) - Fidelity Investment's Anthony Bolton, an influential asset manager, said on Thursday that he plans to return to managing money next year, with a focus on China.

Bolton, who retired from active fund management in 2007, said at a media briefing in Hong Kong that he planned to launch new China investment portfolios, likely at the end of the first quarter of 2010.

The 30-year veteran of Fidelity Investments, whose contrarian calls made him one of the UK's best-performing fund managers, said he would relocate to Hong Kong in the first quarter to focus more on the region. ((Reporting by Parvathy Ullatil; Editing by George Chen and Chris Lewis)) ((parvathy.ullatil@reuters.com; +852 28436415; Reuters Messaging: parvathy.ullatil.reuters.com@reuters.net)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com))