Fund Inception | 04/10/2006 |
Name of Issuer | UBS Asset Management |
Fund Advisor(s) | UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Lazard Asset Management LLC PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd Fulcrum Asset Management LLP Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC Electron Capital Partners, LLC Magnetar Asset Management LLC Aviva Investors Canada Inc. Allspring Global Investments, LLC |
Fund Managers for PASPX
David Krider
Portfolio Manager since 04/03/2006
David Krider is a senior portfolio manager for the Systematic Edge Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He is responsible for the ongoing research and development of global equity-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of global portfolios. David joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, David was founder and chief technology officer of Visualize, Inc., a firm that specializes in financial visualization and analytic software. He was a research associate at First Quadrant before leaving to start his own firm. David began his investment industry career in 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and computer science from the California Institute of Technology. David has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.
Harindra de Silva
Portfolio Manager since 04/03/2006
Harindra (Harin) de Silva is senior portfolio manager and co-head of Systematic Research for the Systematic Edge team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Harin was a principal at Analysis Group, Inc., where he was responsible for providing economic research services to institutional investors, including investment managers, large pension funds, and endowments. He focuses on the ongoing research effort for equity and factor-based asset allocation strategies. Harin earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance, a master’s degree in econometrics from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of California, Irvine. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.
Mabel Lung
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2006
• Mabel has been an integral member in portfolio management of Multi-Asset and Multi-Component Portfolios since 2000 when UBS Asset Management launched the UBS Multi-Asset Managed Accounts Program.
• Recognizing the importance of after-tax investment results to US private clients, Mabel led her team to launch Personalized Tax Management in 2011 as a tax overlay investment service to multi-asset portfolios.
• Mabel has significant experience in manager selection, overseeing $30 billion of assets for institutional and private clients globally through open architecture of best-in-class managers in liquid strategies, combined with a keen focus on risk-aware and holistic portfolio construction.
• Mabel joined the firm in 1984, after her graduate study in business administration and has held various positions in finance, treasury, strategic and business planning, prior to joining the asset management division of the firm in 1995.
• Prior to business school, she was a corporate finance analyst at an investment banking firm.
Fred Lee
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2009
Fred Lee, CFA, as the Head of Portfolio Construction & Quantitative Research within the MMS team since January 2009, oversees the portfolio construction process in determining the specific allocations to individual managers. He also leads the team responsible for the quantitative assessment of managers. Mr. Lee is located in the London office of UBS AM, which he joined in 2006 as a Risk Analyst where he provided risk assessment and monitoring for all client portfolios and enhanced proprietary risk models. Prior to joining UBS AM, Mr. Lee worked as a consultant for MSCI Barra providing advice to large investment managers across Europe on the interpretation and use of risk models and analytics.
Peter Fitzgerald
Portfolio Manager since 05/09/2016
Peter leads our global Multi-asset & Macro investment team and is responsible for the team’s strategic direction. Additionally, he is a portfolio manager of the AIMS Target Return fund. Peter is also chair of the Asset Allocation Committee. Peter began his career at Old Mutual in 1995 before joining BNP Wealth Management’s Multi-asset team. He has extensive international experience having worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe.Peter holds a postgraduate diploma in Education from Trinity College Dublin and a degree in European studies from the University of Cork. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Heiki Altosaar
Portfolio Manager since 07/08/2016
Heiki joined PCJ in 1996 and is responsible for Canadian equity strategy and fundamental research. Prior to becoming a member of the PCJ team, Heiki worked at Elliot & Page.
He earned a BA from the University of Toronto and is a CFA charterholder.
Adam Posman
Portfolio Manager since 07/08/2016
Adam Posman joined PCJ as a partner in 2011, and he is the Co-Chief Investment Officer and the lead portfolio manager for the PCJ absolute return strategy. He also maintains responsibility for portfolio management, fundamental research and trading across all PCJ investment strategies, including the US equity portion of the absolute return strategy. Prior to joining PCJ, Mr. Posman worked at Brookfield Investment Management (Canada) Inc. as a member of a portfolio management team focused on both an unconstrained long/short equity strategy and a high-yield credit strategy.
Andrew Kurita
Portfolio Manager since 09/06/2017
Andrew Kurita is the Founder of Kettle Hill and has served as a Portfolio Manager since Kettle Hill's inception in 2003. Prior to this role, Mr. Kurita was a Vice President at Andor Capital Management, LLC, where he covered the industrial sector for the Diversified Growth Fund . From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Kurita worked at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, where he was a Vice President and Analyst on hedge fund and small cap value products. Mr. Kurita is a CFA charterholder with more than 23 years of small cap and hedge fund investing experience. Mr. Kurita graduated cum laude with honors with a B.A. in Economics from Williams College in 1995.
Kevin Kingsley
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2018
Kevin joined PCJ in 2018 and is responsible for Canadian strategy and fundamental research. Prior to becoming a member of the PCJ team, Kevin was a co-founder of Seven Seas Capital Management and held senior positions with UBS Securities Canada.
Kevin earned his B.Comm from the University of Ottawa, Master of Science (Finance) from the University of London (UK) and is a CFA charterholder.
Devin Dallaire
Portfolio Manager since 02/14/2020
Prior to joining Magnetar Capital in 2010, Mr. Dallaire was a Senior Investment Researcher at Bridgewater Associates where he was responsible for researching and developing risk management and portfolio construction strategies for their Fundamental Global Macro Fund. Previously, he was Head of Risk Management and Quantitative Research at Third Point. From 2001 to 2006, he was Head of Global Equity Quantitative Research at Citadel Investment Group. Mr. Dallaire started his career in 1994 at Stafford Trading where he was Head of Quantitative Research.
Mr. Dallaire has an AB in Economics from the University of Chicago and has completed Coursework and exams towards a Ph.D. in Econometrics at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
David Kelly
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2021
David Kelly is a portfolio manager for Americas House View Portfolios for UBS AM. Mr. Kelly is responsible for managing portfolios offered to UBS Financial Services clients that are aligned with UBS Financial Services House Views. He is a voting member of the Managed Account Solutions Investment Committee. Prior to joining UBS AM in May 2021, Mr. Kelly was a portfolio manager in the Investment Management group of UBS Financial Services, where he was responsible for strategy selection, portfolio construction and management of the multi-managed strategies. Mr. Kelly was a voting member of the Investment Management Investment Committee and was a member of the Investment Management Research Committee. Prior to joining UBS in 2004, Mr. Kelly worked at Merrill Lynch for 15 years where he served in a variety of municipal and taxable fixed income capacities, including private client sales, municipal new issue marketing and fixed income portfolio construction.
Mayoor Joshi
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2021
Mayoor Joshi is an Analyst within the MMS team, focusing on equity investment strategies. Mr. Joshi is part of the team responsible for manager selection, due diligence, portfolio construction, risk management, investment oversight, and performance of equity portfolios. Mr. Joshi joined UBS AM in April 2014. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Rocaton Investment Advisors, an institutional investment consulting firm, for seven years focusing on manager research.
Ian Pizer
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2021
Ian is head of Multi-strategy funds, responsible for leading our Multi-strategy investment team and co-managing the AIMS Target Return fund. Ian has a longstanding association with the AIMS franchise and played a key role in its growth after joining Aviva Investors in 2014, particularly as portfolio manager on AIMS Target Return and in developing the House View as head of investment strategy.
Chris Andersen
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2021
Christopher is Head of Portfolio Management, Americas House View Portfolios for UBS Asset Management. In his role, Christopher is responsible for leading the portfolio management activities of portfolios offered to UBS Wealth Management clients that are aligned with UBS Wealth Management House Views. In that capacity, he leads a team of portfolio managers responsible for the House View Portfolios, which implement the House View’s strategic and tactical asset allocations, with passive and active pooled vehicles and individual securities. Christopher is deputy-chair and a voting member of the Managed Account Solutions Investment Committee. The Investment Committee reviews and approves investment strategies, prior to implementation, in the House View portfolios.
Prior to moving to UBS Asset Management in November 2020, Christopher was promoted to Head of Portfolio Construction Americas for UBS Global Wealth Management in 2018. Christopher led the portfolio management activities of the team of portfolio managers responsible for the UBS Managed Portfolios (renamed as House View Portfolios). Christopher chaired the Investment Management Investment Committee (IMIC) and was a member of the Investment Management Research Committee (IMRC).
Prior to joining UBS in 2012, Christopher spent 15 years with New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) overseeing the company’s Investment Consulting Group. In this role, he was responsible for the independent oversight of investment activities of the Mainstay Funds, as well as manager selection across asset allocation strategies, sub-advisory mandates and NYLIM's mutual fund M&A activities.
Christopher received a B.A. in economics and German from Binghamton University. Christopher holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society New York. He is FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licensed.
Ed Eccles
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2021
Ed serves as a Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Strategy Research, Americas House View Portfolios for UBS Asset Management. In his role, Ed is responsible for managing portfolios offered to UBS Wealth Management clients that are aligned with UBS Wealth Management House Views.
As Co-Head of Strategy Research, Ed is responsible for directing due diligence efforts for active and passive equity and liquid alternative strategies that are included in portfolios. Ed is a voting member of the Managed Account Solutions Investment Committee. The Investment Committee reviews and approves investment strategies, prior to implementation, in the House View portfolios.
Prior to joining Asset Management in November 2020, Ed was a Portfolio Manager in the Investment Management group of UBS Global Wealth Management., where he was responsible for strategy selection, portfolio construction and management of multi-managed strategies. Ed's investment responsibilities also extended to broader asset allocation and portfolio construction work. Ed was a member of the Investment Management Investment Committee (IMIC) and was a member of the Investment Management Research Committee (IMRC).
Prior to joining UBS in 2018, Ed worked at Oppenheimer Asset Management where he held roles as a senior alternatives analyst before being promoted to Director of Investment Manager Research. While at Oppenheimer, Ed was also a portfolio manager for a Liquid Alternative managed portfolio. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, Ed worked at Morgan Stanley as an investment manager research analyst.
Ed received a B.A. in economics from the University of Massachusetts, at Amherst. Ed holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is FINRA Series 7 and 66 licensed.
Derek Cangiano
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2022
Derek joined PCJ in 2022 and is responsible for Canadian strategy and fundamental research. Prior to joining PCJ, Derek was a Senior Equity Analyst with Cambridge Global Asset Management. Before that, he was an Equity Research Intern with Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Derek earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a CFA charterholder.
Ran Zhou
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2023
Ran has 19 years of experience covering utilities, alternative/renewable energy, traditional energy, infrastructure, and capital goods. In October 2023, Ran became Managing Partner and CIO of Electron Capital. He joined Electron Capital Management in June 2005 as an Analyst after graduating from Columbia University with an MA in Statistics in May 2005 and moved with the team to SAC Capital Advisors in 2008, where he covered Asian utilities, traditional energy, capital goods and global alternative/renewable energy.
Ran was born and raised in Beijing, China, where he received a BS in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Tsinghua University in July 2004. Ran is a two-time Bronze medalist in China’s National Olympic Mathematics Competition. He is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Neil Choi
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2023
Neil joined the team at SAC Capital Advisors in June 2010 as a Senior Analyst covering the US utility sector. Neil has 28 years long/short experience. Prior to joining SAC, he worked as an Analyst in the Global Equities division within Citadel Investment Group, where he covered utilities, gas pipelines and independent power companies, and before that at Pequot Capital Management for approximately two years, as part of a team managing the firm’s long-short US utility portfolio. Before joining Pequot, Neil was a sell-side analyst for nine years at Goldman Sachs, where he covered US utilities.
Neil graduated magna cum laude from The Wharton School in 1995 with a BS in
Kevin Cole
Portfolio Manager since 04/30/2024
Kevin Cole is a portfolio manager for the Systematic Edge Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He is responsible for the ongoing research and development of equity-based investment strategies as well as the day-to-day trading of portfolios. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before WFAM, Kevin worked as a consultant at Analysis Group, Inc., where his work focused on the securities industry and financial markets. Kevin began his investment industry career in 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Kevin has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Los Angeles.
Suhail Shaikh
Portfolio Manager since 07/16/2024
Suhail is Fulcrum’s Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Fulcrum Investment Team. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Suhail spent five years in the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs. Suhail has a MSc in Management from the London School of Economics & Political Sciences (2000) and he has been a CFA charterholder since 2003.
Gavyn Davies
Portfolio Manager since 07/16/2024
Gavyn is a Founder and the Chairman of Fulcrum. Prior to Fulcrum, Gavyn was Chairman of the BBC from 2001. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1986 and became Partner in 1988 when he also became the Chief Economist as well as Chairman of the Research Department until he left in 2001. Gavyn was a member of H.M.Treasury Independent Forecasting Panel (1992-1997). He joined the Government’s Policy Unit as an Economist (1974) and was an Economic Policy Adviser to the British Prime Minister (1976-1979). Gavyn graduated in Economics from Cambridge in 1972 followed by two years of research at Oxford.
Andrew Bevan
Portfolio Manager since 07/16/2024
Andrew is our Fixed Income Strategist. Before joining Fulcrum in 2006 he spent eleven years as Managing Director and Head of Global Markets Research at Goldman Sachs. Prior to this, Andrew was Managing Director and Head of the Financial Analytics Group at Bear Stearns. Andrew graduated from Reading University with a BA in Economics (1978). He subsequently gained PhDs in Monetary Economics (1986) and Theology (2002).
Juan Antolin-Diaz
Portfolio Manager since 07/31/2024
Joined the Adviser in 2012
European Central Bank, Traineeship, Division of External Development (2011- 2012)
Foundation for Applied Economic Research, Research Assistant (2010)
MSc in Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (2010-2011)
Economics Degree, Universidad Complutense Madrid (2005-2010)
Fawaz Chaudhry
Portfolio Manager since 07/31/2024
Chaudhry is Head of Equities at Fulcrum, joining in 2017 from BlueCrest Capital. He was previously at Hadron Capital. He has an MBA in Finance from London Business School and an M.Eng. and B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and B.S. Management Science in Finance, from MIT.
Sean Reynolds
Portfolio Manager since 11/29/2024
Sean H. Reynolds, Managing Director of Lazard Asset Management LLC, is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the Investment Manager’s capital structure and convertibles-based teams. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Mr. Reynolds was a portfolio manager for convertible arbitrage strategies at SAC Capital Management from April 2003 to August 2006 and, subsequent to this, senior portfolio manager at Sailfish Capital Partners' G2 Multistrategy Fund.
Frank Bianco
Portfolio Manager since 11/29/2024
Frank Bianco, CFA, Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst for all capital structure and convertibles-based strategies. He began working in the investment field in 1991. Prior to joining Lazard in 2009, Mr. Bianco was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Credit Research at Argent Funds Group LLC, where he oversaw domestic and international convertible bond, high yield and equity derivative portfolios. Prior to that, Mr. Bianco was a senior research analyst at McMahan Securities Co. L.P., covering the Biotechnology and Healthcare sectors. Previously, he was a senior research analyst in the Credit Risk Management division of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Frank started his career as a credit analyst at American International Group. Mr. Bianco has a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) and holds FINRA Series 7, 86 and 87 licenses.