Christopher Miller BSc, FSI
Chief Executive Officer, Allenbridge Hedgeinfo
Christopher Miller graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Buckingham. He spent a number of years working for Cazenove in investment broking as an equity research analyst and research editor both in London and in Cazenove's Indian office. Christopher gained the Securities and Investment Institute's Diploma, and now is a Fellow of the Institute. Christopher subsequently operated an alternative investment marketing consultancy. Prior to joining Allenbridge Hedgeinfo, Christopher was Head of Operations - Asset Management at The ECU Group plc, a currency manager with $1.8bn AUM. He was also a Director of ECU's hedge fund, and was responsible for all operational and non-trading aspects of the asset management business.
Dr Brendan Campbell
Head of Global Hedge Fund Research
Brendan Campbell graduated with an MSci (Hons) in Physics from King's College London in 1999. After publishing two peer-reviewed papers as an undergraduate and being nominated for and winning the prestigious Layton Science research award and the Wheatstone prize he went on to complete a PhD in Physics (2004) also at King's College. He has since published further peer-reviewed papers and has presented talks on a number of subjects both at conferences and on television. Brendan has extensive experience working with computational modeling of stochastic processes and a broad knowledge of financial products and trading strategies.
Sunil Kumar, B.Com, MBA
Senior Hedge Fund Analyst
Sunil Kumar joined Allenbridge Hedgeinfo in 2002 as a hedge fund analyst. Prior to working for Allenbridge Hedgeinfo, Sunil worked in Australia and India in different commercial roles. Sunil Kumar earned an MBA (Finance) from Webster University, London campus (Regent's College) in 2003 and a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) in 1996 from Guru Nanak Dev University, India.
Ketan Thakrar, MSc
Hedge Fund Analyst
Ketan Thakrar achieved a First Class Honours in Economics before going on to complete his Masters in Finance and Economics at the London School of Economics. He trained as a Chartered Accountant before joining Allenbridge as a Fund Research Analyst. He is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and holds the Investment Management Certificate.
Sotiris Tsacpounidis, MA
Hedge Fund Analyst
Sotiris Tsacpounidis is qualified with a Cambridge University Diploma in International Business and holds a Masters Degree in Japanese and Art, and a BA in Asian languages and Art. Before joining Allenbridge, Sotiris worked at BNY Mellon on fund performance reporting. He has also worked at both Mercers and Citigroup in New York as part of an exchange programme.
Kate De’ Ath, LL.B
Sales & Marketing
Kate De’ Ath graduated from the University of Bristol with an LLB in 2006. Before joining Allenbridge she was part of the M&A due diligence team at Oakley Capital, following this she co-launched the sales and marketing campaign for Linacare Vancouver.
Peter Dencik, MSci (Econ)
Senior Advisor
A former Chairman of Key Asset Management (UK) Ltd. Before being appointed Chairman, he was the Group Chief Executive of KAM Group Ltd. Prior to joining Key, he served as Senior Advisor to the Board of Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Ltd. (SFIM). He joined SFIM in 1995 as Director and Head of Institutional Business and was a member of the Investment Policy Committee and chaired the Performance and Risk Review Committee. Preceding SFIM, Peter was Deputy Executive Director at PKA, Denmark's largest pension fund administration with responsibility for asset allocation, investment strategy and monitoring of external managers. He served on the Board of two MBO/LBO funds managed by Industrikapital, the Nordic private equity firm, between 1989 and 1995. Before joining PKA, Peter worked as Associate Professor at Roskilde University and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also a Senior Advisor to Alvine Capital Ltd, London, a private placement and third party marketing firm focusing on hedge funds as well as a Director of Altigefi SA, Paris, a Fund of Hedge fund manager. Peter holds a Masters in Economics from Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Alan Saunders, MA (Cantab)
Chairman of the Investment Committee & Economist
Alan graduated from Cambridge University with a double first in Economics in 1970. During his 30 year career in financial markets and international industry he has been a stockbroker and partner at Simon and Coates, Chief Economist for Royal Dutch Shell, Investment Director for Lazards and Deputy to the Chief Executive and overall Head of Discretionary and Advisory Investment Management of UBS Private Banking in London. He is a non-executive director of the JPMF Emerging Market Investment Trust.Most recently, he has been appointed independent advisor to the Trustees of National Grid Transco pension fund (formerly British Gas) & Dorset County Council.
Jonathan Wallis BSc, FIA
Actuary & Director of Fund Research
Jonathan qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1975, having graduated in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Birmingham. His initial career was spent in the investment department of Britannic Assurance, and he subsequently became general manager of a newly formed friendly society before moving into private client investment management. He spent a number of years as Investment Director of Minet Consultancy Services Ltd before leaving to become a director of Investment Research of Cambridge. He has wide-ranging experience of the investment markets and is a Member of the Society of Technical Analysts.
Consultants
Kenneth Ayers, FIA, FSS, FPMI
Actuary & Senior Consultant
Ken Ayers is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and qualified in 1965 whilst employed by Standard Life. In 1970 he joined stockbrokers Laurie, Milbank & Co. and was Deputy Senior Partner when they were taken over by Chase Manhattan Bank in 1986. He left the bank in 1988 and joined Frank Russell Company (Russell is a leading consultant for manager selection for pension funds.) He became Deputy Managing Director of their London Company in 1990 and Managing Director of their Middle Eastern Region in 1993. In 1995/96 he was Sheriff of the City of London. He is currently Chairman of FTSE Bond Index Committee, and former Investment Council Chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).