Aberdeen Standard Investments will talk about multi-asset funds during the first edition of Funds Society’s Investments & Rodeo Summit, which will take place on March 5, 2020 at the Intercontinental Houston Medical Center.
During the presentation, Tam McVie, ASI’s investment director, will talk about the use of none-traditional asset classes to create genuine diversification, taking as an example the Aberdeen Standard SICAV I Diversified Income fund, a fund that “relies on a rich opportunity set that can reduce reliance on equities and bonds; Capturing the breadth of opportunities.”
As Investment Director for Aberdeen Standard Investments, McVie is responsible for providing investment and product support for ASI’s multi-asset solutions, including the firm’s flagship Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) portfolio. Working with the Multi-Asset Investing Team since 2007, he uses in-depth knowledge and technical expertise to support the on-going needs of the firm’s institutional clients. Previously based in the UK, Tam joined Standard Life Investments’ Boston office in January 2012 and was instrumental in SLI’s expansion to the US. He is a frequent speaker at key industry conferences, including FundForum, Citywire and Asset International’s CIO summit. Tam joined SLI in 2004 and previously worked at UK pension manager, Friends Ivory & Sime (now part of Aberdeen Standard Investments). He began his career with Standard Life Assurance Company in 1998.
The event will also be attended by Menno de Vreeze, who leads the firm’s international business development practice in the Americas, as well as Damian Zamudio.
Menno de Vreeze is Head of Business Development – International Wealth Management at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Menno is responsible for the US Offshore market and Latin American Wealth Management channel. Menno joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2010. Previously, Menno was Head Financial Institutions Benelux where he was responsible for business development towards financial institutions as private banks, retail banks, insurance companies, and wealth managers within the Benelux. Other previous work experiences include: Carmignac Gestion as Head of the Netherlands, ABN AMRO Luxembourg within the Private Banking department, and Accenture as a Business Consultant specialized in the Private Banking/Asset Management industry. Menno holds an MS in International Business with a specialization in Finance from Rotterdam Business School. He has also studied at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Bordeaux and the Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis. Menno holds FINRA 7 and 63 licenses.
Zamudio is a Sr. Business Development Manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Damian is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with investment advisors in wirehouses, RIAs, broker- dealers and family offices across the Americas international markets. Damian joined Aberdeen Asset Management in November of 2012 and brings over a decade of experience in wealth and asset management businesses. Previously, he worked at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as a consultant for domestic and international financial advisors to facilitate guidance in asset allocation, investment trading and due diligence. Prior to that, Damian was Vice President at BlackRock responsible for sales of mutual funds, SMAs and alternative investment products across US private banking and international markets.
If you are involved in the management of fund portfolios, or the selection and analysis of funds, and want to participate in this event, reserve your place as soon as possible by writing to info@fundssociety.com.