Speakers
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Amelie Chowna Fixed Income Specialist – Artemis Global High Yield Bond Fund
Amelie is a Fixed Income Investment Specialist within the Global Fixed Income Team and is covering Global Credit and Absolute Return Portfolios. Prior to this, she was a Portfolio Manager for the Global Bond Strategies team, which she joined in 2014 as a Quantitative Analyst. She joined LGIM in 2011 from AXA IM and held a variety of roles within LGIM before joining the Global Fixed Income team. Amelie graduated from ESSEC Business School and holds an MBA. She has been a CFA Charterholder since 2015.
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Rose Ng Fixed Income Distribution Manager – Artemis Investment Management
Rose is responsible for LGIM’s Fixed Income Distribution. Rose joined LGIM in 2022 from Fidelity International, where she was Associate Investment Director, Fixed Income. Prior to that, she was Associate Director, Fixed Income Specialist at Bank Julius Baer. Rose graduated from the University of Cambridge with 1st Class Honours in MA & BA (Hons) Economics. She also holds an MSc degree in International Finance from HEC Paris.
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Colin Reedie Head of Active Strategies – LGIM
Colin is Head of Active Strategies and has responsibility for the London based fixed income team as well as overall portfolio management responsibilities for our Global Credit and Absolute Return strategies. Colin joined LGIM in 2005 from Henderson Global Investors where he was Head of Investment Grade Credit Fund Management. He has over 30 years’ experience in bond markets, specialising in non-government debt, and he has previously worked for Henderson Global Investors, Scottish Widows and Scottish Amicable.
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Toby Orpin Head of Fixed Income Distribution – LGIM
Toby is responsible for the distribution of LGIM’s global fixed income capabilities to pension funds and institutional investors, and to their consultants. Prior to joining LGIM in April 2014, Toby was at LCP Investment Consultancy, working with clients on investment strategy and researching fund managers in the alternatives investment space. Toby has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Exeter.
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Kelly Tran Managing Director – MFS Investment Management
Kelly is responsible for new business development for the institutional business across defined benefit clients, defined contribution clients and consultant relations. She is based in London. Kelly joined MFS in 2021 in her current role. Previously, she held various roles over a seven year period with Newton Investment Management/Bank of New York Mellon including client director, commercial sustainability leader and head of UK sales. She also spent eight years at J.P. Morgan Private Bank managing multi‐asset portfolios for ultra‐high‐net‐worth clients, covering Russia, Greece and Israel.
Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She is also a steering committee member of the Diversity Project and part of the leadership team of its Race & Ethnicity group. She joined the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's Defined Benefit committee in 2022 to help shape its retirement income policy agenda. She also serves as a school governor of the Caterham High School in London and chairs its Finance & Resources committee.
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Owen Murfin Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager – MFS Investment Management
Owen is a member of the MFS Global Fixed Income portfolio management team. In this capacity, he participates in portfolio strategy discussions, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines and communicates portfolio investment strategy and positioning. He is based in London. Prior to joining MFS in 2017, Owen served as managing director and global fixed income portfolio manager at BlackRock for 15 years. Before that, he worked as an associate and global fixed income portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for five years. Owen earned a Bachelor of Science degree with first class honors from University College London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
