MoneyAM Fund Centre

Quick Stats

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide income with the prospect of some investment growth over the long term. It looks to outperform the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global (EMBI Global) over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least two thirds of its assets in bonds issued by governments (or quasi-government entities) of Emerging Market countries and companies which are domiciled or have significant business operations in such countries. The selected bonds may be of any credit quality, including those rated below investment grade or unrated, and are typically denominated in US dollars. Due to the perceived higher risk of investing in bonds issued by emerging market borrowers, these bonds typically offer higher yields than those of more stable bonds issued in developed countries. The Fund may also invest in other assets such as cash and deposits, and hold other funds (including funds managed by Columbia Threadneedle companies) when deemed appropriate. The EMBI Global is regarded as an appropriate performance measure of US dollar-denominated emerging market bonds issued by government and quasi-government entities. It provides a suitable target benchmark against which Fund performance will be measured and evaluated over time.

Fund Managers

Adrian Hilton

Adrian joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in June 2016 as a Fixed Income portfolio manager in the Interest Rates & Currencies team. Prior to this, he spent eight years as a portfolio manager at Brevan Howard Asset Management, where he traded Emerging Markets local rates and currencies.Adrian began his career at the Bank of England in 2000, holding various positions in the Sterling Markets and Foreign Exchange divisions.  He became a portfolio manager in the Bank’s Reserves Management team in 2005 before leaving to join Aberdeen Asset Management in 2007 as a portfolio manager in that firm’s global rates team.  At Aberdeen, he contributed to absolute return rates strategies before joining Brevan Howard in September 2008 at the launch of Brevan Howard’s UCITS absolute return rates strategy.Adrian holds a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Birmingham.