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Fixed income
Fixed income is one of our primary focuses and a major
opportunity for our investors. We manage fixed income assets across
the credit spectrum including emerging markets, high yield,
governments, investment grade, money markets and ABS.
We also draw on Threadneedle's culture of collaboration and the
exchange of ideas to create a highly accountable environment that
still allows space for the nimble thinking and fresh ideas that
today's investment world demands. We know that sources of
investment opportunity change over time, making it essential that
we anticipate and remain ahead of changes in the market to deliver
out-performance for those that invest with us. It's this dual focus
on both the long-term future of your investments with us, as well
as taking great care in the here-and-now, that underpins our Fixed
Income offering.
Fixed income desk heads:
David began his career in 1989 with Eagle Star Investment
Managers† as a sterling bond analyst.
He progressed to managing multi-currency portfolios for Eagle Star
and then, from 1994, for Threadneedle.
David chairs the Fixed Income Asset Allocation Committee and is
head of investment grade credit.
He graduated in 1988 with an honours degree in economics from the
University of St Andrews.
He is an associate member of the UK Society of Investment
Professionals.
† Eagle Star Investment Managers became part of Threadneedle
in May 1994
Barrie Whitman joined Threadneedle in 1999 as Head of High Yield. He manages the Threadneedle High Yield Bond, European High Yield Bond and Strategic Bond Funds as well as a number of institutional mandates. He is also Lead Manager of the Threadneedle Credit Opportunities Fund.
Barrie began his investment career in 1987 at United Bank of
Kuwait as a credit analyst specialising in high yield bond
investment. In 1990 he became a high yield fund manager and, in
1996, CIO for High Yield Investments. He then moved to Standard
Bank London in 1997 as Head of European High Yield and Distressed
Debt.
Barrie graduated in 1982 with a BSc in Economics and Accounting
from Hull University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in
1986. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in
England and Wales.
Quentin Fitzsimmons is an Executive Director and Head of
Government Bonds & Foreign Exchange at Threadneedle. He has
significant experience and a strong track record in managing third
party institutional fixed income client mandates for over 10 years,
encompassing the full range of economic and market
conditions.
Quentin began his career in 1991 at Sun Life Assurance Company of
Canada, where he progressed to senior investment analyst before
moving to the Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1994 as senior
portfolio manager. He then joined F&C (formerly Foreign &
Colonial) Investment Management in 1999 and became director of
fixed interest (UK bonds) before joining Threadneedle in September
2003.
Today, Quentin is responsible for managing a variety of
institutional and retail fixed income portfolios and has been a key
contributor to the successful development of Threadneedle's
absolute return franchise, leading the team and playing a pivotal
role in gathering assets. He is also a member of the firm's Asset
Allocation Committee and chairs the monthly Economic Background
meeting. As such, his is one of the significant voices that shapes
Threadneedle's overall investment thinking and strategy.
Quentin graduated in 1989 from the University of Bristol with a
first class honours degree in economics and economic history. He is
also a Member of the Society of Business Economists and has gained
professional investment qualifications via the IIMR.
David Donora joined Threadneedle in 2008 as a fund manager specialising in commodities. His principal responsibilities are to establish Threadneedle's capabilities in this asset class and to develop a suitable product range to complement the company's equity, bond and property offerings.
David has more than 25 years' investing experience encompassing commodity and derivative-based roles. He began his career at Marine Midland Bank in New York in 1982 where he held positions of VP - Commodity Finance, focusing on base and precious metals, latterly trading FX options, and finally Head of FX Options for London and New York. David then moved to UBS NY in 1988 to head its FX and Precious Metals OTC derivatives desk, before transferring to London to take a lead role in developing UBS London's OTC derivative businesses in precious metals, subsequently moving to the dealing side, trading FX and European government bonds.
In 1994 David joined CIBC to establish the London leg of a global volatility proprietary trading business, and became Managing Director and Global Head of FX Derivatives in 1998. In 1999 he created a successful commodity-based proprietary trading and derivative structuring business while Head of OTC Derivatives at Refco Overseas. The business was innovative in that it created unique derivative OTCs in all major asset classes, incorporating 1st and 2nd generation exotics as the building blocks, and managed its risk as a global-macro proprietary trader. Since 2003 the primary focus was in the agriculture and soft commodity markets.
David graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Finance
Ashley Burtenshaw joined Threadneedle in 2008 as co-head of the Global Mortgage business.
Ashley began his career in 1994 at Nomura London, where he remained for nine years, holding senior trading roles in both London and Tokyo. In 2004 he accepted a position at Credit Suisse First Boston to establish their Structured Credit and ABS business in Australia. He joined Babcock and Brown in 2006, where he was responsible for managing the CDO assets within the Financial Products group.
He graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1992 with a degree in Science.
Steven Fleming joined Threadneedle in 2008 as co-head of the Global Mortgage business and has more than 15 years' experience in investment banking including structured finance, property and project finance transactions.
Prior to Threadneedle Steven worked for Babcock & Brown, where he was joint head of Babcock & Brown Financial Products ("BBFP"). BBFP evolved to become an alternative asset fund manager focusing on the US asset backed securities market. Before joining Babcock & Brown Steven was based in New York, where he was responsible for the trading and sale of all interest rate sensitive commercial mortgages at Nomura's commercial mortgage conduit. He has also worked in London for Nomura and in Sydney for Price Waterhouse.
He holds a Masters of Economics from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993.