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The aim of the Fund is to provide a return on investor's investment (generated through an increase in the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets) (gross of fees). In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Fund will invest at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities (i.e. shares) and equity-related investments (i.e. other investments whose value is related to equities) of companies whose predominant economic activity is in the natural resources sector which includes, but is not limited to, mining, agriculture and energy.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Alastair Bishop | Managing Director | 2016 | Now |
Biography | Alastair Bishop, Managing Director, is a member of the Natural Resources team within Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group. Mr. Bishop was a senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, where he was responsible for covering the Clean Technology industry. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 2009, he covered the Renewable Energy and Industrial sectors for 8 years at Dresdner Kleinwort. Mr. Bishop began his career in 2001 at Dresdner Kleinwort Investment Bank. Mr. Bishop earned a BSc degree in economics from the University of Nottingham in 2001. | ||
Thomas Holl | Director | 2014 | Now |
Biography | Tom Holl, CFA, Director, is a member of the Natural Resources team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock’s Active Equity Group. He is responsible for covering the mining and gold sectors. Mr. Holl moved to his current role in 2008. His service with the BlackRock dates back to 2006, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Holl was a member of the Global Equity team and the Real Estate team as a member of the graduate training program. Mr. Holl earned a BA degree, with honors, in Land Economy from Cambridge University in 2006. | ||
Skye MacPherson | Director | 2015 | 2019 |
Biography | Skye Macpherson has been a Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015. Prior to that, Macpherson joined First State Investments in January 2000 and joined the Global Resources team in November 2005. Macpherson Holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of New England, Armidale, where she won the University Medal. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investments, specialising in Investment Analysis, from the Securities Institute of Australia.A Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst charterholder . | ||
Joshua Freedman | - | 2014 | 2016 |
Biography | Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. since 2012; Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2011. | ||
Catherine Raw | Director | 2014 | 2015 |
Biography | Raw is a Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006 and member of the BlackRock Natural Resources Equity team; Portfolio Manager of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. from 2003 to 2006. | ||
Desmond Cheung | Portfolio Manager | 2014 | 2015 |
Biography | Desmond Cheung, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Natural Resources Equity team within BlackRock's EMEA Fundamental Equity Portfolio Management Group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2007, Mr. Cheung worked at Hang Seng Bank Ltd., a major subsidiary of HSBC Group in Hong Kong, as a credit and relationship manager specialized in financing metal companies in Greater China region. Mr. Cheung earned a BA degree in accounting from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000, and an MBA degree from Judge Business School, Cambridge University in 2006. | ||
Richard Davis | Portfolio Manager | 2011 | 2014 |
Biography | Richard Davis, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Natural Resources Equity team within BlackRock's EMEA Fundamental Equity Portfolio Management Group. Mr. Davis' service with the firm dates back to 1994, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he was a member of the Natural Resources team. Prior to joining MLIM, he worked as a geologist for three years in Ireland and worked on mineral exploration and resource evaluation projects in base metals, gold and diamonds. Mr. Davis earned a BA degree in geology from Trinity College in 1989, and an MSc degree in mineral exploration from Imperial College in 1990. |
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