Partner, Fund Manager and Head of Asia of Veritas Asset Management LLP. Joined the company in 2004. Director of Investment Management and Investment Leader Asia Newton Investment Management 1995 to 2004. Education: BA, (Nankai University, China), MA, (Nankai University, China), Research Student Cambridge University.

Xiayou is responsible for our Emerging Market and Asia Pacific equity strategies. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Xiaoyu worked for JP Morgan Asset Management where she covered all sectors as an analyst focusing on small and mid-sized companies across Asia. She progressed to this position after working there as a sector specialist covering the Technology, Telecoms and Industrial sectors. Before this, she worked for UBS as part of their Global Equity team. Xiaoyu graduated from the Renmin University, China, before obtaining her Master’s, and subsequently her PhD, in Economics at Birmingham University. She also holds the UKSIP Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA® charterholder.