Asset manager list shows who is best in class
A NEW list of the top young asset managers has highlighted the growing importance of emerging markets.
More than a quarter of the young asset managers who made the Financial News “40 under 40” list either invest directly in emerging markets or have spent time working or researching in developing countries.
The list also reflects the continuing need for investors to diversify away from equities, not just into investment grade bonds but also emerging market and high yield debt, as well as different product areas such as the booming markets for commodities and exchange-traded funds.
The youngest listed rising star was Edward Stileman, an assistant fund manager at JO Hambro Investment Management, who is aged just 27. Another notable inclusion is Ian McKnight, who at just 33 is responsible for heading up investment for the huge Royal Mail Pension Plan, which has 450,000 members.
The youngest woman to make the list was Sharonjit Clare, a senior investment strategy manager at Telent Pensions
Katie Koch, 31, a senior portfolio strategist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and chief of staff to its chairman, industry veteran Jim O’Neill, also made the cut.
The short-list was whittled down from 150 asset managers to reveal the cream of the sector. All of the asset managers were aged under 40 on 12 September
40 UNDER 40 | FINANCIAL NEWS’ TOP YOUNG ASSET MANAGERS
Christophe Akel
Fund manager, GLG Partners
Age 31
Nathalia Barazal
Senior convertible portfolio manager, Lombard Odier
Age 38
Ariel Bezalel
Fund manager, fixed-income team director, Jupiter Investments
Age 36
Simon Brazier
Head of UK equities, Threadneedle
Age 35
Wahid Pierre Chammas
Co-portfolio manager, Janus Capital Group
Age 35
Cindy Chan
Head of risk and quant analysis, Universities Superannuation Scheme
Age 38
Esther Chan
Portfolio manager, emerging market debt, Aberdeen Asset Management
Age 31
Sharonjit Clare
Senior investment strategy manager, Telent Pensions
Age 30
Emmanuel Collinet de La Salle
Global head of wealth management business development, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Age 32
Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe
Chief executive, Signia Wealth
Age 33
Richard Dowell
Jead of clients, Cardano UK
Age 37
Harald Espedal
Chief executive, Skagen Funds
Age 38
Sam Finkelstein
Head of macro strategies within the global fixed-income team, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Age 37
Stefan Garcia
Executive director, Source
Age 35
Robert Gardner
Founder and co-chief executive, Redington Partners
Age 32
Chetan Ghosh
Pensions investment manager, Centrica
Age 37
Maria Gordon
Emerging markets equity portfolio manager, Pimco
Age 37
Britt Hoffmann
Associate director, P-Solve
Age 28
Ruby Jones
managing director, investment solutions, Matrix Asset Management
Age 35
Mark Julio
portfolio manager, Baring Asset Management
Age 33
Nick Kirrage
Fund manager, Schroders
Age 32
Katie Koch
Senior portfolio strategist and chief of staff to chairman Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Age 31
Blanca Koenig
Fixed-income strategist, BlackRock
Age 31
Polina Kurdyavko
Senior portfolio manager, BlueBay Asset Management
Age 32
Alasdair Macdonald
Head of the UK investment strategy team, Towers Watson
Age 33
Ian McKnight
Head of investment, Royal Mail Pension Plan
Age 33
Pau Morilla-Giner
Head of alternative investments, equities and commodities, London & Capital
Age 34
Kevin Murphy
Fund manager, Schroders
Age 32
Hemal Naran
Alternative assets fund manager, British Steel
Pension Scheme
Age 36
Colin O’Shea
Head of commodities, Hermes Fund Managers
Age 31
Alexander Preininger
Head of overlay management, DB Advisors
Age 36
Stuart Rhodes
Fund manager, M&G Investments
Age 31
Philip Rodrigs
Portfolio manager, Investec Asset Management
Age 30
Tom Ross
Portfolio manager fixed income, Henderson Global Investors
Age 31
Luca Serino
Portfolio manager and partner, Thurleigh Investment Managers
Age 29
Richard Staveley
UK equity fund manager, River and Mercantile
Age 36
Edward Stileman
Assistant fund manager, JO Hambro Investment Management
Age 27
Merrick Styles
Head of absolute return, Amundi
Age 33
Ewan Thompson
Investment director and head of emerging market equities, Neptune Investment Management
Age 28
Steve Turner
Principal, Mercer Investment Consulting
Age 35