MoneyAM Fund Centre

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Fund Objective

The investment objective of the Close Managed Balanced Fund is to generate capital growth with some income.

Fund Managers

Matthew Stanesby

Matthew joined Close Brothers in 2007 and heads up the Manager Research team which is responsible for the research, selection and monitoring of fund managers. He is also a portfolio manager for our Managed and Tactical Select range of multi-asset funds. Matthew started his career in the actuarial and investment consulting world and worked within the life insurance, pensions and investment teams at Mercer and Aon. He graduated from Nottingham University with a First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics with Engineering.

Sam Grant-Dalton

Having joined Close Brothers in 2010, Sam manages discretionary portfolios and is co-manager of the Close Managed funds. Sam sits on the Multi Asset Committee, setting asset allocation across asset classes and is a key member of the Manager Research Committee. Sam holds a BSc with Hons from the University of Bristol and a Masters from Imperial College Business School. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate.

James Davies

James is an investment manager and senior fund research specialist working within the Managed and Manager Research teams. He is co-manager of the Close Managed funds, and sits on the Multi Asset Committee. James began his investment career with Chartwell Group in 2003. From 2006 he headed up the firm’s fund research and in 2009 began managing their discretionary investment portfolios. In 2010 Chartwell was wholly acquired by Close Brothers Plc. James holds a BScEcon (Hons) in International Relations from Aberystwyth University.