Investment Team Changes
Bruce Campbell, CEO, is delighted to announce that from 1 November 2009 Tony Cousins, Head of Portfolio Management for Europe and the UK, will be promoted to Joint Chief Investment Officer – a position he will share with Bruce. Tony joined the company in 1989 and is a graduate of Cambridge University.
At the same time, Daniel McDonagh will be promoted to Head of Portfolio Management for Europe and the UK. Daniel joined Pyrford from Oxford University in 1997 and most recently held the position of Portfolio Manger within the European region.
Tony, in his new role, will share with Bruce global top-down analysis and asset allocation responsibilities for Pyrford’s clients and will have Pyrford’s three senior portfolio managers reporting directly to him: Suhail Arain (Head of Portfolio Management, North America), Paul Simons (Head of Portfolio Management, Asia Pacific) and as mentioned previously Dan McDonagh.
New Product Launch
On 24 September 2009, Pyrford International (Ireland) plc launched its global equity fund and together with the Global Balanced Fund now has US$150million of assets under management.
The company is domiciled in Ireland and has non-UCITS qualifying investment fund status and is available to a broad range of institutions and high-net-worth individuals. Other products available within the Company are:
- Global Balanced,
- International (EAFE) equity,
- Country and regional: UK, North America, Asia Pacific ex Japan, Pan-European
- Shariah equity: Global, International EAFE, North America, Pan European and Asia Pacific ex Japan.
All products are available in US$, €, £ and C$.
Call Drew Newman +44 (0)20 7495 4641 for more information or e-mail: drew.newman@pyrford.co.uk