The people behind the portfolio.
A core student leadership team runs the Fund day to day, overseen by an Academic Adviser and an Advisory Board.
How the Fund is organised.
The CIO and Academic Adviser sit at the same level. The officers report to the CIO, and the Portfolio Managers and Analysts work under the Head of Research.
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Academic Adviser Julinda Nuri Oversees the Fund. Authorised signatory for the brokerage account.Same levelChief Investment Officer Hugo Christie Coordinates the investment process and chairs the Investment Committee.ChairsInvestment CommitteeCIO (chair)Academic AdviserRisk & Compliance OfficerOperations & Reporting OfficerPortfolio Managers
- Risk & Compliance OfficerChrista ShajiMandate adherence, risk register, pre-execution trade checks.
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Head of ResearchManjit SinghLeads research; coordinates PMs and Analysts.
- Portfolio ManagerKiana Advani
- Portfolio ManagerJohn Carlo Sigua
- Portfolio ManagerAaryan Patel
- Portfolio ManagerHenry Bates-Hawkesworth
- Portfolio ManagerMilan Toohey
AnalystsTo be appointedSupport the Head of Research and Portfolio Managers. - Operations & Reporting OfficerVeer ShinhReporting, document control, operational workflows.
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Leadership team.
Hugo Christie
Coordinates the investment process and chairs the Investment Committee.
- Point of contact for the Academic Adviser, broker and Advisory Board
- Works with the officers and Head of Research to keep the process running
- Helps new members find their feet
Julinda Nuri
Provides academic oversight of the Fund on behalf of the Business School.
- Authorised signatory for the brokerage account
- Routes all account-level communications with the broker
- Approves mandate amendments, benchmark changes and partnerships
Manjit Singh
Leads the research function and coordinates the Portfolio Managers and Analysts.
- Oversees research standards and investment theses
- Allocates research coverage
- Runs the research pipeline
Christa Shaji
Keeps every decision inside the mandate.
- Monitors mandate adherence
- Maintains the risk register
- Checks all trades before execution
Veer Shinh
Runs the Fund's operations and reporting.
- Manages reporting and factsheets
- Document control
- Operational workflows
3+ members
Individuals with finance or academic expertise who give non-executive guidance on strategy, governance and long-term development.
- Experienced Professionals
- Attend at least one annual review meeting each year
Portfolio Managers.
Each PM covers specific sectors or geographies, pitches trades to the Investment Committee and monitors their areas.
Kiana Advani
Sector and geography research, trade pitches and monitoring of assigned areas.
John Carlo Sigua
Sector and geography research, trade pitches and monitoring of assigned areas.
Aaryan Patel
Sector and geography research, trade pitches and monitoring of assigned areas.
Henry Bates-Hawkesworth
Sector and geography research, trade pitches and monitoring of assigned areas.
Milan Toohey
Sector and geography research, trade pitches and monitoring of assigned areas.
To be appointed
Support the Head of Research and PMs with company research, modelling, valuation and monitoring.
Where decisions are made.
All investment decisions go through the Investment Committee. It discusses each pitch, votes and approves trades.
| Member | Role on the Committee |
|---|---|
| CIO | Chairs the Committee |
| Academic Adviser | Oversight; approves benchmark and mandate changes |
| Risk & Compliance Officer | Checks proposals against the mandate |
| Operations & Reporting Officer | Records decisions, minutes and the trade blotter |
| Portfolio Managers | Pitch ideas and vote |
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