Experience

RisCura

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Investment Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Universities Superannuation Scheme (Ltd)

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager Selection Lead - Public Markets

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

  Responsible for manager research & selection process for external managers across scheme. Developed new streamlined investment process. Providing oversight to liquid alternatives/absolute return, equity & fixed income strategies. Managing and developing manager selection team. Providing input into scheme-wide asset allocation.Major focus on broad spectrum of Liquid Alternative strategies (hedge funds) and Equity Strategies with strong experience: L/S Equity, Event, Macro, CTA, Relative Value, Stat arb; Fundamental & Quantitative Equities; Global/US/EM/Europe/UK/Japan; Growth/Quality/Value; ESG quant factors/Low Carbon Indices/Responsible/Sustainable approaches & Impact investing. Show less

• Portfolio Manager - Equity & Absolute Return Strategies

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  Responsibility over monitoring and selection of various external investments in both DC and DB schemes, reporting into head of manager selection.

• Senior Associate

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2017



Railpen

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Investment Analyst

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2015

  Initial focus to set up direct hedge fund program, shifting assets gradually from external FoHFs. Consolidated look through portfolio from 130 to 12 hedge funds consisting of multi-strats, event driven & arbitrage strategies. Expanded responsibility to cover selection and monitoring of all long-only equity managers/strategies including: quantitative factor approaches/smart beta - momentum, value, quality, low vol. Fundamental strategies - Global, US, Europe, UK, Japan, Quality, Value, Tech, Consumer, Financials. Developed 'thematic' direct global equity portfolio and selected stocks for inclusion through proprietary fundamental research. Show less



Matrix Group Limited

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fund Analyst - Hedge Funds

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

  Managing a Fund of Hedge Fund (FoHF) focused on liquid strategies uncorrelated to major markets. Fund research and selection of mostly market neutral/arbitrage strategies including fundamental equity, quantitative equity, fixed income arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage, merger arbitrage, multi-strats & tail hedging strategies. Managing a Fund of Hedge Fund (FoHF) focused on liquid strategies uncorrelated to major markets. Fund research and selection of mostly market neutral/arbitrage strategies including fundamental equity, quantitative equity, fixed income arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage, merger arbitrage, multi-strats & tail hedging strategies.



The Capital Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Analyst

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

  Research and analysis of hedge fund investments within a boutique multi-family office. Focus CTA, Equity Long/Short & Multi-strategy. Research and analysis of hedge fund investments within a boutique multi-family office. Focus CTA, Equity Long/Short & Multi-strategy.