Standard Life Investments appoints head of Multi-Asset Management
24 April 2008
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Stern as Head of Multi-Asset Management. Guy previously worked as CIO, Multi-Asset Class Solutions, Credit Suisse Asset Management for its UK and US divisions.
Reporting to Euan Munro, Head of Multi-Asset Investing, Guy will be responsible for overseeing the asset allocation on over £60bn of assets in Standard Life Investments multi-asset portfolios. The Multi-Asset Investing Team is formed by the union of three functional units – Strategic Research, headed by Andrew Milligan, Risk Analysis headed by Julian Coutts and the Multi-Asset Management area for which Guy will be the new leader.
The Multi-Asset Management team express tactical and strategic asset allocation positions, often via the derivatives markets, but also by trading in collective funds or allocating between asset classes. The team as a whole run a growing portfolio of absolute return and liability plus funds. These offer a good multi-asset manager freedom to invest in best ideas across currencies, bond markets, equity markets, relative value trades and even alternatives such as catastrophe risk. Notable amongst them is our Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund, managed by Euan Munro, which has grown very strongly on the back of impressive performance.
Euan Munro, Head of Multi-Asset Investing, Standard Life Investments, said:
“We are delighted that Guy has decided to join our team and expect that his contribution to the award-winning multi-asset fund management capability we have at Standard Life Investments, will be substantial. Guy will be responsible for managing the team which runs some of our highest profile funds and our demands are therefore high.
“In our recruitment search, we were looking for a candidate with a depth of market experience and expertise, who would quickly command the respect of both his high quality team, and our clients and I am in little doubt that Guy will fulfil this role. Every level of our investment process will benefit from Guy’s contribution - from investment idea origination, through portfolio construction to implementation. We are delighted to have him on board.”
| Concise CV – Guy Stern | |
Education Qualifications | |
| 1989 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
| 1982 | BA in Economics & Communications, Rutgers University, New Jersey |
Professional Experience | |
| 2006 – 2008 | CIO, Multi-Asset Class Solutions, Credit Suisse Asset Management (London) |
| 2002 – 2006 | Managing Director & CIO, CSAM (Frankfurt) |
| 1997 – 2002 | CIO, Head of Equity & Balanced Account Management, Oppenheim Asset Management (Cologne) |
| 1993 – 1997 | Chief Portfolio Manager, Deutsche Bank Asset Management (Frankfurt)/Morgan Grenfell Asset Management (New York) |
| 1989 – 1993 | European Equities Analyst, Lexington Asset Management (New Jersey) |
| 1988 – 1989 | European Equities Analyst, ABD Securities (New York) |
