Responsible for managing $7.0 billion of investment grade corporate bonds and $1.3 billion Canadian preferred shares across all of Signature’s retail and institutional mandates. • Actively manage the portfolio based on individual credit and sector fundamental outlooks, the technical position of the market, portfolio requirements and total return expectations• Manage IG corporate bonds within a variety of mandates including, Cdn core fixed income, Cdn balanced, Corporate bond, Cdn and… Show more Responsible for managing $7.0 billion of investment grade corporate bonds and $1.3 billion Canadian preferred shares across all of Signature’s retail and institutional mandates. • Actively manage the portfolio based on individual credit and sector fundamental outlooks, the technical position of the market, portfolio requirements and total return expectations• Manage IG corporate bonds within a variety of mandates including, Cdn core fixed income, Cdn balanced, Corporate bond, Cdn and Global income and growth, and Global government bond funds• Member of Signature’s Asset Allocation and Fixed Income committees• Investment grade corporate bond decision making process starts with on strong fundamental credit analysis and then the relative value of each bond Show less

Responsible for analysing on a relative value and yield basis, recommending and executing trades, and monitoring a portfolio of $1.5 billion U.S. investment grade corporates. • Actively managed the portfolio based on individual credit and sector fundamental outlooks, the technical position of the market, portfolio requirements and total return expectations

Responsible for the credit analysis and recommendations on £800 million of U.K. investment grade corporate bonds and on U.K. and International banks to support sterling money market operations. Fund Manager for 2 years on a £100 million of fixed income assets. • Improved the quality and depth of credit research of the department by introducing credit skills learned in the U.S. credit market as well as, training / mentoring a junior analyst to build strong credit analysis skills

Responsible for the credit analysis and recommendations on $400 million of U.S. investment grade corporate bonds. Reporting directly to the U.S. Portfolio Manager but worked closely with the Senior Public Credit Analyst / US Corporate Bond Trader. • Developed analytical frameworks and performed credit analysis on U.S. investment grade corporations in the Chemical, Electric Utility, Finance, Food & Beverage, Forest Products and Retail sectors