Polar Capital Funds PLC - Polar Capital Global Convertible Fund I Accumulation

Fund manager biography

David is an experienced convertible bond specialist, having spent 31 years in the asset class in both investment banking and investment management. He joined Polar Capital in October 2010 as a fund manager. Prior to joining Polar, David was joint CEO of Vicis Capital (UK) Ltd., which he joined in 2006 to establish and manage the international convertible portfolio of the Vicis Capital associated $5 billion New York based hedge fund. David started his career at Salomon Brothers International and moved to Baii (a subsidiary of BNP Paribas) in 1987, where he first started managing convertible portfolios. He joined Schroders in 1996 and Citigroup in 2000 (post the Citi takeover of Schroder Investment Bank), where his team became the no.1 ranked convertible origination and trading team in London. In 2002 he returned to managing convertible portfolios and in 2004 established and subsequently managed the ORN Capital Convertible Fund. David graduated with an honours degree in Civil Engineering from University of Glasgow and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Fund manager biography

Steve is a seasoned convertible bond specialist, having spent 31 years in the asset class in both investment banking and investment management. Steve joined Polar Capital in October 2010 as a fund manager. Prior to joining Polar, Steve was with Vicis Capital, a $5 billion New York based hedge fund, where he was responsible for managing the US convertible portfolio. Steve began his career in 1986 at New York based Tucker Anthony. In 1992 Steve moved to San Francisco based Hambrecht & Quist, just as the IT and healthcare sectors began utilizing the convertible asset class. Steve then moved to help start Forum Capital, a convertible research and trading boutique, where he was named partner. He later joined Paine Webber in 1994 where he went on to manage the convertible desk. When UBS bought Paine Webber in 1998 Steve moved to Morgan Stanley which consistently retained the number 1 ranking in convertible trading and underwriting. In 2005 Steve would leave the sell-side to establish and manage Valmiki Capital. In 2006 Steve and his three-person team moved to Moore Capital where they managed a portfolio in excess of $1 billion. Steve received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Providence College.