Mark Astley Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

- Worked with the Chairman to devise and then implemented the corporate strategy of specialist currency asset management firm.- Oversaw growth of Assets Under Management from $6bn to $20bn. - Gained recognition for management excellence when the company was awarded “Currency Manager of the Year” by FT Pensions Expert PIPA awards in 2019, 2020, and 2021 for “performance, innovation and client service” - Hired high-performing marketing personnel in the US, Switzerland, EU, Japan and… Show more - Worked with the Chairman to devise and then implemented the corporate strategy of specialist currency asset management firm.- Oversaw growth of Assets Under Management from $6bn to $20bn. - Gained recognition for management excellence when the company was awarded “Currency Manager of the Year” by FT Pensions Expert PIPA awards in 2019, 2020, and 2021 for “performance, innovation and client service” - Hired high-performing marketing personnel in the US, Switzerland, EU, Japan and Australia and actively steered their development and training, particularly in product knowledge, content delivery, and presentation skills. - Promoted new marketing initiatives, including expanded use of digital channels, webinars, conference speaking appearances and company podcast creation. - Steered firm through major intrastructure overhaul of middle and back office operations systems.- Identified and built monitoring platform for KPIs. - Authored an industry leading publication for global institutional capital owners "A Comprehensive Guide to Currency Issues for Institutional Investors" in six editions for investors with USD, GBP, JPY, AUD, EUR and CHF currency bases. This has also been published in French, and German for the EUR and CHF editions. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

- Co-founded a macro hedge fund that raised $300m within its first year of trading.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Received multiple awards for Fund Management, including: “Global Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year” in 2001 by International Money Marketing Magazine; “Global Bond Fund Manager of the Year” (2nd place) in 2000 by Finanzen; and was the only fixed income manager featured by Bilanz’s ranking of top performing managers in 1999. - Ran the 13th best performing US mutual fund out of over 5,000 during the financial crisis of October 1998. - Chaired the Global Fixed Income Policy… Show more - Received multiple awards for Fund Management, including: “Global Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year” in 2001 by International Money Marketing Magazine; “Global Bond Fund Manager of the Year” (2nd place) in 2000 by Finanzen; and was the only fixed income manager featured by Bilanz’s ranking of top performing managers in 1999. - Ran the 13th best performing US mutual fund out of over 5,000 during the financial crisis of October 1998. - Chaired the Global Fixed Income Policy Committee, directing investment strategy regarding country allocation, duration, and currency allocation for global sovereign bond portfolios valued at $3bn. Show less

New York, New York, United States

- Supported North American clients as fund manager of multi-currency global fixed income portfolios. - Steered business strategy as Deputy Head of currency research team.

Hong Kong

- Selected Japanese equity stock portfolios of Hong Kong pension fund clients.

London, England, United Kingdom

- Developed specialism in derivatives. - Managed an equity derivatives overlay strategy for both US & UK equity portfolios within a UK pension fund portfolio.

London Area, United Kingdom