Royal London Global Equity Income Fund Class M Income

Fund manager biography

Matt joined Royal London Asset Management in November 2024. Prior to this, Matt worked for Aviva Investors where he was co-portfolio manager on the Aviva Investors Global Equity Income Fund, which won Investment Week’s 2024 Fund Manager of the Year Award - Global Equity income. He joined Aviva Investors in 2016 as a graduate intern for the Global Executive Committee before joining the Equities team in 2017 as an analyst covering the European healthcare sector. He was promoted to co-portfolio manager of the Aviva Investors European Equity Strategy in 2020. In 2021 he became co-portfolio manager of the Aviva Investors European Climate Transition Equity Fund and also the Aviva Investors Social Transition Global Equity Fund. Matt holds a BA (Hons) in Finance from the University of Tulsa. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA Charterholder.

Fund manager biography

Richard is the Head of UK and European Equities team and manages the UK Equity Income, UK Dividend Growth and UK Income with Growth funds. He joined RLAM in 2016, having previously worked at AXA Investment Managers for 19 years where ran a wide range of UK equity and multi-asset portfolios, most notably AXA’s Distribution Fund franchise. Prior to working in the City, Richard had an engineering background, having served an apprenticeship with British Aerospace. He holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Sheffield University and a PhD in Aerodynamics from Oxford University.