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Domicile | Luxembourg | Legal Structure | SICAV | UCITS | Yes | Inception Date | 22/02/2016 | | Fund Advisor(s) | Nikko Asset Management Europe Ltd |
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Fund Manager | Iain Fulton | Manager Start Date | 15/07/2015 | Career Start Year | 1997 |
Education | 1995, University of St. Andrews, First Clas |
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Biography |
Iain joined Nikko AM in August 2014 as a Portfolio Manager for Global Equities. Before joining Nikko AM, Iain was Investment Director and Head of Research at SWIP, responsible for the management of Global Select, Kokusai Select and Kokusai income mandates for both institutional and retail clients. Iain joined SWIP in June 2005 as a member of the Global Equity team from Kames Capital, where he was a portfolio manager on the US Equities team. Prior to joining Kames in 2004, Iain worked as a global portfolio manager, analyst and Head of Research with Alliance Trust from 1996. Iain holds a First Class M.A. Honours degree in Scottish History from
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Fund Manager | Johnny Russell | Manager Start Date | 15/07/2015 | Career Start Year | 1999 |
Education | University of Edinburgh, M.A. |
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Biography |
Johnny joined Nikko AM in August 2014 as a Portfolio Manager for Global Equities. Before joining Nikko AM, Johnny was an Investment Director at SWIP and was responsible for the management of Global Sustainable & Islamic mandates for both institutional and retail clients. Johnny joined SWIP in Dec 2002 as a member of the UK Equity team and transferred to the Global Equities team in 2010. He previously worked as a UK small cap fund manager at Edinburgh Fund Managers since 1998. Prior to that, he qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, working in Belfast, Edinburgh and Sydney. Johnny holds a MA (Hons) in Economics from Edinburgh University. He is also a chartered accountant, and is a CFA ® Charterholder. |
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Fund Manager | Greig Bryson | Manager Start Date | 15/07/2015 | Career Start Year | 2001 |
Education | University of Aberdeen, LL.B (Hons |
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Biography |
Greig joined Nikko AM in August 2014 as a Portfolio Manager for Global Equities. Before joining Nikko AM, Greig was an Investment Director at SWIP, primarily responsible for the management of European mandates for both institutional and retail investors. Greig joined SWIP in November 2007, as a member of the European Equity team from Pioneer Investments in Dublin, where he worked as a Research Analyst. Prior to joining Pioneer in 2004, Greig was an Investment Manager at SWIP, working as part of the European Equity team, managing institutional mandates. Greig holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Aberdeen. |
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Fund Manager | James Kinghorn | Manager Start Date | 15/07/2015 | Career Start Year | 2000 |
Education | University of Edinburgh, BSc | University of North Carolina, M.B.A. |
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Biography |
James joined Nikko AM in August 2014 as a Portfolio Manager for Global Equities. Before joining Nikko AM, James was an Investment Director at SWIP and was responsible for managing global, regional and specialty funds. This included Global Kokusai (Global ex Japan), Global Kokusai Income, North American, Latin American and Global Financials funds. Prior to joining SWIP in March 2011, James was Senior Investment Manager at The Scottish Investment Trust, a global fund, where he was responsible for North American and Latin American research and stock selection. James holds a BSc from the University of Edinburgh, a MBA from the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte, and is a CFA® Charterholder. |
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Fund Manager | Ella-Kara Brown | Manager Start Date | 22/11/2023 | Career Start Year | 2005 |
Education | Naiper University, Edinburgh, B.A. |
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Biography |
Ella-Kara joined Nikko AM in November 2023 as a Portfolio Manager for Global Equities. Before joining Nikko AM, Ella-Kara was an Investment Director at abrdn with a generalist role managing a range of global equity strategies including Global unconstrained/constrained, EAFE, Small Cap, Ethical/ESG/Sustainable, and Islamic mandates. Ella-Kara joined abrdn in 2005 from Adam Smith Ltd where she advised and sourced funding for early-stage technology companies. Ella-Kara holds a first-class BA (Hons) in Financial Services from Napier University, as well as the Investment Management Certificate and Securities Institute Certificate in Corporate Finance. |
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Fund Manager | William Low | Manager Start Date | 15/07/2015 | Career Start Year | 1998 |
Education | Edinburgh University, BSc (Hons) |
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Biography |
William Low has overall responsibility for the team and heads the Edinburgh office. He joined Nikko AM in August 2014 as a Portfolio Manager with overall responsibility for the Global Equity team in their Edinburgh office. Prior to joining Nikko AM, he was Director of Equities at SWIP, where he reported directly to the CEO and had overall responsibility for the Global Equity, Specialist Equity, Dealing and Governance teams. William built a robust team and process that harnessed strengths in researching companies and constructing high conviction investment portfolios. Portfolio management responsibilities included selected Global and Global ex US mandates. William joined SWIP as Head of Global Equities in April 2011 and was promoted to Director of Equities in August 2012. He joined from BlackRock where he worked for 15 years as a director and portfolio manager leading its EAFE portfolio team. Prior to joining BlackRock, William was an investment manager at Dunedin Fund Managers with responsibility for leading and managing key portfolios with both Pacific Basin and Asia ex Japan mandates. William holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from Edinburgh University. |