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Speakers

Our speakers will cover every major asset class and region, giving you a comprehensive overview of the latest news in the world's major markets.

Stewart Smith | Head of Managed Portfolio Services | RSMR

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Stewart Smith | Head of Managed Portfolio Services | RSMR

Stewart joined RSMR in August 2011 and has played a key role in the development of the market-leading RSMR ratings service and also manages a large number of bespoke advisory portfolios on behalf of a wide range of IFA clients. He is lead Portfolio Manager for the Rfolios discretionary portfolios having been involved since their launch as well as the management of the preceding advisory portfolios from their launch back in 2015. Stewart joined RSMR from Honister Capital where he was part of the internal research team responsible for fund and product research, including construction of the recommended fund and product lists for the company’s financial advisers involving, amongst other aspects, face-to-face meetings with fund managers and attending conferences.

Craig Rippe

Craig Rippe | Co-Fund Manager, Keyridge

Craig joined the Keyridge team (formerly Canda Life Asset Management) in March 2004. He became Head of UK Equities in March 2010 and was appointed Head of Multi-Asset in May 2018. He previously managed income funds at Govett Investment Management Limited and prior to that worked at Deloitte Touche. Craig has a BSc in Mathematics from Warwick University. He is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA Charterholder. 

Lucy Haddow

Lucy Haddow | Investment Specialist & Managed Fund Product Specialist, Baillie Gifford

Rob Perrone

Rob Perrone | Senior Investment Specialist, Orbis

Simon Nichols

Simon Nichols | Portfolio Manager, BNY Investments Newton

Simon is lead manager of the BNY Mellon Multi-Asset Balanced Fund. Simon joined Newton in 2001 and was responsible for research into a number of global industrial sectors before moving to portfolio management. Simon’s experience includes managing global, multi-asset, charity and UK equity portfolios. Simon is a chartered accountant (ACA) and prior to joining Newton he worked in both audit and insolvency practices at leading accountancy firms. He is a CFA charterholder, a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (MCSI), and also holds a BA (Hons) degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.

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