Canada Life Fund Managers

UK Fixed Interest

Bill Harer, Head of Fixed Interest

Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University (MA)
Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (ASIP)

Joined Canada Life in 1982 following five years in stock broking research. Built up Fixed Interest team to be a successful player in UK pension annuity market. Manages the overall risk profile for the Fixed Interest funds. Also manages the Index Linked Life and Pension Funds.

Funds: Heads up Fixed Interest Team. Manages index linked funds.

David Arnaud, Fund Manager, Fixed Interest

Economics & Management at Paris Dauphine University (MSc)
Postgraduate Degree in Financial Engineering & Corporate Finance at Paris Dauphine University
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Joined Canada Life in 2006 following one year in Internal Auditing at Renault UK. Prior to that worked as an Investment Analyst at AGF Private Equity in Paris and as a Credit Analyst at Fortis Bank. Was a credit analyst at Canada Life before being promoted to fund manager in October 2009. Continues to provide credit analyses on a number of sectors.

Funds: Funds for our German and Irish divisions. Continues to provide credit analysis on a number of sectors.

Nicola Chennells, Fund Manager, Fixed Interest

Economics at Cambridge University (MA)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Joined Canada Life in 2005 following a year at the Bank of England. Was a credit analyst at Canada Life before being promoted to fund manager in October 2009. Continues to provide credit analyses on a number of sectors.

Funds: Fund manager for private placements. Continues to provide credit analysis on a number of sectors.

Alec Chung, Credit Analyst

Economics and Econometrics at Nottingham University (BSc)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Joined Canada Life in June 2008. Previously worked at Citigroup and Lehman Brothers after graduation in 2005.

Funds: Credit analyst

Michael Count, Fund Manager, Fixed Interest

Maths and Management Studies at Cambridge University (MA)
Postgraduate Diploma's in Computer Science and Economics at Cambridge University
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Joined Canada Life from university in 2004 as a credit analyst. Promoted to Fund Manager in October 2007.

Funds: Fund manager on non-linked funds.

Roger Dawes, Fund Manager, Fixed Interest

Mathematics and Physics at Queen Mary & Westfield College, London (BSc)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Joined Canada Life in 1998 as a client manager. Joined the Fixed Interest team in 1999 and progressed to become a credit analyst in 2001 and senior credit analyst in 2004. Appointed as a fund manager on Canada Life’s non-linked funds in 2006.

Funds: Non-linked funds.

Tim Doyle, Credit Analyst

Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University (MA)
Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII)
Chartered Insurer
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Investment Management Certificate

Joined Canada Life in 2007 following 4 years in the Financial Services Division of Marsh Ltd.

Funds: Credit Analyst

Greg Oxbrow, Fund Manager Assistant, Fixed Interest

Business & Marketing at Canterbury Christ Church University (BSc)
Investment Management Certificate
Currently enrolled in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme

Joined Canada Life in 2007 following two years at Coutts & Co Bank.

Funds: Non-linked fund analyst.

Eleni Poullides, Fund Manager, Fixed Interest

Economics & Accounting at City University (BSc)
Economics at London School of Economics (MSc)
Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (ASIP)

Joined Canada Life in 1986. Succesfully managed fixed interest funds for both the UK and Irish division for many years. Funds managed currently are mainly unit linked in sterling fixed interest.

Funds: Unit linked gilt and corporate bond funds.

David Wilkinson, Credit Analyst

Mathematics at Warwick University (MMath).
Currently enrolled in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme.

Joined Canada Life in 2008 following two years at the Confederation of British Industry as a senior policy adviser and economic analyst.

Funds: Credit analyst

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