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The Fund aims to provide income with the prospect of some capital growth over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least two-thirds of its assets in bonds denominated in sterling (GBP) or euro (EUR). In addition to GBP or EUR denominated bonds, the Fund may invest in bonds priced in other currencies, however all non-sterling bonds are usually hedged back to sterling. The Fund follows a strategic investment approach, allowing for changes to allocation between investment grade and below investment grade corporate bonds, as well as investment in government bonds and bonds issued by international organisations.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Alasdair Ross | Portfolio Manager | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Alasdair Ross is Head of Investment Grade Credit, EMEA, with responsibility for our UK and European investment grade corporate credit teams based in London. Alasdair is lead portfolio manager across various global, euro and UK corporate credit portfolios including Threadneedle (Lux) Global Corporate Bond Fund, CT European Corporate Bond Fund, CT UK Corporate Bond Fund and is also deputy portfolio manager on Threadneedle (Lux) Credit Opportunities. Alasdair’s investment background is as a fundamental, bottom-up, investment grade credit analyst. Between joining the company in 2003 and becoming a portfolio manager in 2007, he had responsibility for covering the TMT, utility and energy sectors, as well as the sterling whole business securitisation sector. Prior to joining the company, Alasdair worked at BP plc in a rotation of commercial roles. Alasdair has a first class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
Ryan Staszewski | Portfolio Manager | 2016 | 2024 |
Biography | Ryan Staszewski is a portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Staszewski is responsible for European credit portfolios within the fixed income team in London. Previously, he worked as a credit analyst undertaking fundamental analysis across a number of sectors within the investment grade universe. Prior to joining one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments firms in 2012, Mr. Staszewski held a role as a sell-side publishing analyst at JP Morgan, where he was voted the #2 utilities analyst by industry peers in the Euromoney 2012 fixed-income survey. Prior to that, he was a buy-side credit analyst at Aviva Investors. Mr. Staszewski received a degree in economics and finance from Curtin University, Western Australia, and is also a CFA Charterholder. | ||
Adrian Hilton | Portfolio Manager Rates and Currencies | 2016 | 2018 |
Biography | "Adrian Hilton is Head of Global Rates and Emerging Market Debt at Columbia Threadneedle, having joined the company in 2016 as a portfolio manager in the Interest Rates & Currencies team, assuming leadership of that team a year later. In 2020, he added the Emerging Market Debt team to his responsibilities, as well as co-managing our range of EMD strategies. Adrian began his career at the Bank of England in 2000, holding various positions in the Sterling Markets and Foreign Exchange divisions, ultimately as a portfolio manager on the Bank’s Reserves Management desk. | ||
Barrie Whitman | Head | 2016 | 2018 |
Biography | Barrie Whitman joined the company in 1999 and is currently Head of High Yield, EMEA, with responsibility for our high yield fixed income team in London. He manages the Threadneedle High Yield Bond, European High Yield Bond and Strategic Bond Funds as well as a number of institutional mandates. He is also co-manager of the Threadneedle Credit Opportunities Fund. Barrie began his investment career in 1987 at United Bank of Kuwait as a credit analyst specialising in high yield bond investment. In 1990 he became a high yield fund manager and, in 1996, CIO for High Yield Investments. He then moved to Standard Bank London in 1997 as Head of European High Yield and Distressed Debt. Barrie graduated in 1982 with a BSc in Economics and Accounting from Hull University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales. | ||
Alasdair Ross | Portfolio Manager | 2015 | 2016 |
Biography | Alasdair Ross is Head of Investment Grade Credit, EMEA, with responsibility for our UK and European investment grade corporate credit teams based in London. Alasdair is lead portfolio manager across various global, euro and UK corporate credit portfolios including Threadneedle (Lux) Global Corporate Bond Fund, CT European Corporate Bond Fund, CT UK Corporate Bond Fund and is also deputy portfolio manager on Threadneedle (Lux) Credit Opportunities. Alasdair’s investment background is as a fundamental, bottom-up, investment grade credit analyst. Between joining the company in 2003 and becoming a portfolio manager in 2007, he had responsibility for covering the TMT, utility and energy sectors, as well as the sterling whole business securitisation sector. Prior to joining the company, Alasdair worked at BP plc in a rotation of commercial roles. Alasdair has a first class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. | ||
David Oliphant | Member | 2003 | 2015 |
Biography | David began his career in 1989 with Eagle Star Investment Managers1 as a Sterling Bond analyst. He progressed to managing multi-currency portfolios for Eagle Star and then from 1994, for Threadneedle Asset Management Limited. In 2003, David switched from Government Bonds to Head the Investment Grade Credit team. He is also the portfolio manager of the Threadneedle UK Corporate Bond Fund, Threadneedle US Dollar Bond Fund and co-manages the Threadneedle Strategic Bond Fund. He graduated in 1988 with an honours degree in economics from the University of St Andrews. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is also a member of the CFA Society of the UK. |
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