Morley Fund Management, one of the UK’s largest fund managers, has further expanded its highly rated fixed income team with the appointment of two investment professionals.
Morley Fund Management, one of the UK’s largest fund managers, has further expanded its highly rated fixed income team with the appointment of two investment professionals.
Stephen Lee joins as a credit portfolio manager and will report to Paul Mingay, head of credit within Morley’s fixed income team. Stephen joins Morley from UBS Global Asset Management where he was a director and fixed income manager. He brings 18 years of experience in credit from UBS and Whittingdale Limited.
Miles Tym also joins as a fund manager in Morley’s fixed income team. He will be responsible for the management of gilt funds and will report to Kevin Lorkins, head of gilts. Miles has eight years experience in fixed income and joins Morley from Alliance Capital.
Since the start of this year, Morley has been steadily growing its fixed income team with the appointments of Caroline Brown as head of credit analysis, Nataliya Zalyesova and Cirine El Husseini as credit analysts and Upkar Kambo as fixed income quantitative analyst.
Ceris Williams, head of fixed income, Morley Fund Management said: "Fixed income is one of Morley’s most mature and successful capabilities. As we continue to grow our business and extend our product base, I am pleased to welcome Stephen and Miles on board. They bring great depth of experience and are as passionate about the investment business as we are."
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Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management ('Morley') is an independently managed, London based, asset management business with over Ł111 billion* under management (as at 31.03.04). It actively manages a diverse range of asset classes and employs in the region of 900 staff worldwide based in London, Singapore and an associate office in Boston**.
Morley is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviva Group and manages both institutional and retail funds under the Morley brand. It also acts as investment manager for a range of retail investment funds, marketed in the UK by Norwich Union, and international funds marketed under the Aviva Funds brand.
*Not including mortgage assets
**Morley Fund Management International Limited, an Aviva company
Awards
Property Week Awards 2004 - Best Property Fund Manager
Pensions Management Provider Awards 2003 - Best Property Fund Manager
Fund Manager of the Year - Pensions Week Awards 2002
Specialist Manager of the Year - UK Pensions Awards 2002
Insurance Fund Manager of the Year (awarded to Norwich Union) - Standard and Poor's 2002
Sustainable and Ethical Investment and Asset Management Award - Liveable City Awards 2002
Further information about Morley Fund Management can be found at www.morleyfm.com