CT (Lux) - European High Yield Bond 3G (GBP Accumulation Shares)

Fund manager biography

Gareth Simmons joined the company in 2011 and is currently a portfolio manager and investment analyst in the European High Yield Bond Team. His portfolio management responsibilities include the management of an enhanced ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) high yield strategy. As a senior investment analyst he also has specific responsibility for the telecom, media and technology (TMT) sectors. Prior to joining the company, Gareth was a sell-side TMT credit analyst at Morgan Stanley. Gareth has a BSc (Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Durham and he also holds the Investment Management Certificate.

Fund manager biography

Roman Gaiser is the Head of Fixed Income and High Yield, EMEA. He manages the Threadneedle High Yield Bond, European High Yield Bond and European Short Term High Yield Bond funds as well as a number of other funds and institutional mandates. He is also co-manager of the Threadneedle Credit Opportunities Fund. Based in London, Roman has 22 years experience of European Corporate Credit and 20 years experience in running European High Yield portfolios. Roman worked at the company before as a High Yield portfolio manager between 2005 and 2011 re-joining the company in 2018. Since 2011 he was Head of High Yield at Pictet Asset Management where he was in charge of its European High Yield and European Short-Term High Yield bond strategies. Previously he has worked at F&C in London. Roman holds a post-graduate degree from Dauphine University of Paris, a Diploma in Economics from the University of Hamburg (HWP) and a diploma in business management from EDC, Paris. He also has a CeFA.