Van Harissis was named portfolio manager of the $2.4 billion Phoenix...

Van Harissis was named portfolio manager of the $2.4 billion Phoenix Growth Fund and head of the Phoenix Duff & Phelps core growth team, overseeing institutional and mutual fund portfolios investing in large-cap growth stocks. Mr. Harissis joined the firm in August and has been instrumental in its launch of two mutual funds: Strategic Theme Fund and Small Cap Fund. Bill Newman, the firm's chief investment strategist, had been managing the Phoenix Growth fund on an interim basis. He will continue to run two other funds.