A strong team of
inquisitive minds

A centre of excellence based on debate and curiosity

We believe that the most interesting and innovative ideas are generated through the constant and lively debate and communication amongst our Investments, Advisory & Research team, where everyone contributes their insights and views.

Our founding partners and Co-CIOs

Stephen Jen and Fatih Yilmaz have known each other for over 20 years and have held multiple senior positions in research and currency management at major investment firms worldwide.

Our company is the result of the long and successful working partnership between Stephen and Fatih, our founding partners and co-CIOs, who over the years have built an internationally recognised and trusted research business and a highly skilled investment team.

Investments, Advisory & Research team

The Investments, Advisory & Research team is composed of internationally recognised macro and foreign exchange investment professionals, led by Stephen Jen.

They work in a highly stimulating and open-minded environment, where research topics are chosen in a pragmatic way, based on continuous conversations with policymakers, industry thought-leaders and investors across the world.

A collaborative environment

The Investment, Advisory & Research team share a strong collaboration ethic. This allows a constant stream of information on macro, economic and monetary themes leading to interesting investment ideas and opportunities.

Based in London, our team is extremely diverse in terms of cultural and professional background. Most of our portfolio managers are originally from the emerging markets and speak local languages, having lived and worked in these countries. This provides us with the unique combination of being able to understand the local culture, whilst also applying the global context of how the outside world views these markets.

Stephen Jen, PhD

Stephen Jen, PhD

CEO and Co-CIO
Fatih Yilmaz, PhD

Fatih Yilmaz, PhD

Co-CIO
Mirko Sturmann

Mirko Sturmann

COO
Monica Wang, PhD

Monica Wang, PhD

Senior portfolio manager
Wenting Deng

Wenting Deng

Assistant portfolio manager
Colin Woods

Colin Woods

Head of Compliance and AML
Sachin Naik

Sachin Naik

Operations analyst
Yasmine Ravai

Yasmine Ravai

Senior portfolio manager
Alan Wilson

Alan Wilson

Portfolio manager
Matt Jones

Matt Jones

Head of Distribution
Giovanni Cervini

Giovanni Cervini

Risk manager
Joana Freire

Joana Freire

Economist and portfolio manager
Neil Staines

Neil Staines

Senior portfolio manager
Laura Stinson

Laura Stinson

Executive assistant