abrdn SICAV II-Global High Yield Bond Fund D Acc Hedged GBP

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Management
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date14/06/2011
Fund Advisor(s)
abrdn Investment Management Limited
Fund ManagerErlend Lochen
Manager Start Date06/04/2010
Education
Norwegian Institute of Technology, M.S.
 
Biography
Erlend Lochen is Head of North American Fixed Income and Global High Yield at abrdn. Erlend joined the company in 2001 as a Credit Analyst. In 2004, he became the joint fund manager of the Higher Income Fund (Pan European high yield). Erlend relocated to Boston in 2009 and was appointed head of US credit and Global High Yield. Prior to Standard Life Investments, Erlend worked with a number of companies, including Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch. Erlend earned an MSc in industrial Engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.
Fund ManagerArthur Milson
Manager Start Date06/04/2010
Education
Edinburgh University, B.S.
 
Biography
Arthur Milson is an investment manager in the Credit Team. He is co-manager of our high yield bond funds and a member of the High Yield Portfolio Group. Before joining Baillie Gifford in 2022, Arthur worked for abrdn/Standard Life Investments for 16 years, where he was responsible for managing a number of high yield funds. Arthur graduated BSc Biological Sciences from The University of Edinburgh in 1992, has a postgraduate diploma in Commerce from The University of Wollongong and is a Chartered Accountant.
Fund ManagerMatthew Kence
Manager Start Date06/04/2010
Education
Ohio University, B.S.
University of California–Berkeley (Haas), M.B.A.
 
Biography
Matthew Kence is an Investment Director at abrdn. He is also responsible for covering US high yield Energy companies. Matt joined the company in 2010 from Gannet Welsh & Kotler where he was a Vice President, Credit. Previously, Matt also worked for MFS Investment Management as a high yield analyst. Matt graduated with a BS Mechanical Engineering from Ohio University and received his MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Fund ManagerGeorge Westervelt
Manager Start Date06/04/2010
Education
University of Vermont, B.A.
 
Biography
George Westervelt is Head of U.S. High Yield Research and is one of the Portfolio Managers on the team that manages the Global High Yield strategies. He joined abrdn in 2009 as a Credit Analyst and joined the portfolio management group in 2011. Additionally, George has research coverage responsibilities for the High Yield Electric sector. Prior to joining ASI, George worked at MFS Investment Management in Boston and Citigroup in New York. He earned a BA in English from the University of Vermont and is a CFA Charterholder.
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