CT American Smaller Companies Fund(US) Class 1 Accumulation Shares(GBP)

Fund manager biography

Nicolas Janvier is Head of US Equity Research at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He took up this role in February 2024. He was previously Head of US Equities EMEA. Nicolas has been with the company / predecessor organisations for over 20 years, working as a US equities portfolio manager in both our US and London offices. This included working as a portfolio manager with the Private Bank at Bank of America before moving within the business to Columbia Management in 2006, where he spent eight years in our New York office as a portfolio manager in the Value Strategies team focusing on US mid and small cap companies. Nicolas moved to the London office in 2014 before relocating to the New York office in 2024. Nicolas has a BSc in Telecommunications-Operations from the University of Florida. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Fund manager biography

Louis Ubaka is a portfolio manager in the US Equities team at Columbia Threadneedle Investments focusing on the EMEA US Small Cap strategy, where he is co-lead portfolio manager. He joined the London-based US Equities team in July 2021. Prior to joining Columbia Threadneedle, Louis was most recently employed as a Fund Manager’s Assistant on the European Equities team at Schroders in London. Prior to Schroders, Louis was a Fund Manager’s Assistant on the Multi-Asset Fund of Funds team at Sarasin & Partners. Louis has a BA in Business Management from Middlesex University. He holds the Investment Management Certificate and has also obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.