Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes is a global investment manager with $871 billion* of assets under management offering a wide range of solutions designed to meet the diverse needs of today’s investors. For 70 years, they have been a trusted steward of client capital across market cycles, building their business on a culture of innovation and collaboration - purposefully adding capabilities from liquidity, fixed income and equities to alternatives and stewardship - and ensuring they are best placed to deliver alpha in all market conditions. *As a 30th September 2025
Introducing the Investment Managers
Vincent Benguigui
Senior Credit Portfolio Manager
Vincent joined in 2013 and is a senior credit portfolio manager co-managing Federated Hermes Limited’s range of credit portfolios. He also oversees risk management and the implementation of non-linear trading strategies, via the use of derivatives products such as credit options and indices. He joined from Scor Global Investments in Paris, where he was credit analyst across European high yield. Vincent holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance with Honours from Pantheon-Assas University in Paris, as well as a Bachelor’s in Management from Dauphine University in Paris.
Nachu Chockalingam
Head of London Credit
Nachu joined in March 2018 and is a senior credit portfolio manager co-managing Federated Hermes Limited’s range of credit portfolios. She joined from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where she was a portfolio manager responsible for the plan’s active investments in emerging markets and European credit. Nachu started her career at JPMorgan in London as a sell-side analyst where she spent 13 years covering, firstly, European high yield and investment grade and then CEEMEA credit. Nachu graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Economics and is a CFA charterholder.
Fraser Lundie
Fraser joined Hermes in February 2010 and is Head of Credit and lead manager on the Hermes range of credit strategies. Prior to this he was at Fortis Investments, where he was responsible for European high yield credit. In 2017, Fraser joined the board of CFA UK, a member society of the CFA Institute. In 2015 Fraser was named as one of the top 10 star fund managers of tomorrow by the Daily Telegraph, and the following year Citywire Americas named Fraser number one in their global high yield manager review.
Fraser graduated from the University of Aberdeen with an MA (Hons) in Economics; he earned an MSc in Investment Analysis from the University of Stirling and is a CFA charterholder
What does Federated Hermes manage for Omnis?
Omnis Absolute Return Bond Fund
Why did Omnis pick Federated Hermes to run this fund?
Federated Hermes’ focus on minimising volatility in the portfolio and its prudent risk management align well with the requirements for the Omnis Absolute Return Bond Fund, while the fund manager has a strong track record in managing global bond funds stretching back to 2004.