Introducing the Investment Manager
Alasdair Ross
Head of Investment Grade Credit Portfolio Management
The Omnis Sterling Corporate Bond Fund is managed by Alasdair Ross, head of investment grade credit portfolio management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2003. He manages a number of investment grade institutional and wholesale funds. He is also the investment grade representative on the global fixed income asset allocation team.
Alasdair has a first class honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Columbia ThreadneedleInvestment Policy
The Fund intends to invest at least 80% in sterling denominated and sterling hedged corporate bond securities, rated BBB or higher.
The Fund may also invest in other transferable securities, units in collective investment schemes (including schemes managed and operated by the ACD or its associates), money market instruments, warrants, cash and near cash deposits as detailed in the Prospectus.
Derivatives may be used both for investment purposes and for efficient portfolio management.