Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management group that provides a broad array of investment strategies for institutional and retail clients globally. Managing over £385bn on their behalf. With more than 2,000 people in 17 offices worldwide,  Columbia Threadneedle’s expertise is hugely diverse with more than 450 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets.

 

The dVAM Global Equity Focus Strategy is managed for dVAM by Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, a firm authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 122194). The highly experienced investment team has successfully managed an identical strategy since 2013.

 

Investment Team – dVAM Global Equity Focus Strategy

 

David Dudding – Senior Portfolio Manager

David Dudding is a senior portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments where he is the lead portfolio manager of the Global Focus strategy and co-manager of the European Select strategy. He joined the company as an equity research analyst in 1999, moving on to manage the European Smaller Companies strategy for 10 years until December 2012. 
David previously worked for John Swire and Sons in Hong Kong and for Investors Chronicle as a financial journalist.

 

 

 

 

Alex Lee – Portfolio Manager

Alex is a portfolio manager on the Global Focus strategy. He joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2016 as a portfolio manager on the Japan desk and continues to manage a number of segregated Japan equity mandates. Within the Global Equity team, he is responsible for the idea generation and analysis of Japanese companies across all sectors. 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Harvie – Client Portfolio Manager

Andrew Harvie is a client portfolio manager within the Global Equities team. His role is to articulate the team’s investment views and capabilities to both existing and prospective clients. Before joining the company, Andrew worked in investment teams at Schroders and Man Group. He started his career within the wealth management industry. of segregated Japan equity mandates. Within the Global Equity team, he is responsible for the idea generation and analysis of Japanese companies across all sectors.