Mr. Blitz, co-Head of the Quantitative Research department at Robeco, is responsible for the coordination of all equity-related quantitative research. The key tools which have been developed in this area are our proprietary stock selection models and portfolio optimization algorithms.

As a spin-off of his research, Mr. Blitz has published papers in various peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Portfolio Management and European Financial Management. His areas of interest include quantitative investment strategies and mutual fund performance evaluation.

Mr. Blitz started his career in the investment industry at Robeco in 1995. He holds a PhD in Finance and a Master’s degree in Econometrics (cum laude) from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute.

Tarik Jaleel has been a research analyst at Matthews Asia since 2010. Before that, he worked as a fundamental analyst of asian equities at Millennium Partners in Singapore. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a BA in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

Paul joined the Multi-Asset team in 2013 from Mercer, where he was Head of Asset Allocation (EMEA), responsible for asset allocation across all client portfolios in the region. He was also the lead manager on the Mercer Diversified Growth Fund.

He joins Henderson to focus on asset allocation in the Multi-Asset team, with a particular focus on the Diversified Growth funds.

 Bojana Bidovec is Senior Equity Analyst for RobecoSAM’s Smart Energy Strategy

Edouard Carmignac is the Chairman of Carmignac Gestion, which he founded in 1989. As Chief Investment Officer, he actively participates in defining the funds’ investment strategies. He manages the Carmignac Investissement fund and co-manages Carmignac Patrimoine alongside Frédéric Leroux and Rose Ouahba. After receiving an MBA from Columbia University, Edouard Carmignac began his career in 1972 as an analyst for Blyth Est Dillon in New York before joining Paribas where he was in charge of international financial transactions. In 1976, he was appointed Deputy Manager of Banque de la Société Européenne Financière, responsible for loans to the energy and mining industries. Between 1984 and 1989 he worked as a stockbroker at Hamant-Carmignac.

Haq is Managing Director of LAM, a global consulting company based in Mexico City. He has completed the Emerging Leaders Programme at London Business School.

Phillip Apel is Head of Fixed Income and chairs the Fixed Income Investment Strategy Group (ISG) at Henderson Global Investors. Having been a member of the ISG since its inception in 2005, Phil took on leadership of this group in 2012 with his appointment as Head of Diversified Fixed Income and Rates. He joined Henderson Global Investors in 2005 as Head of Interest Rate Strategy and established the Rates Alpha team to drive the interest rates risk in Henderson’s fixed income portfolios. His career began in 1988 when he started work as an Assistant Fund Manager at Sun Life of Canada. Phillip joined UBS Global Asset Management as a Fund Manager in the fixed income team and became Head of UK Fixed Income and Global Sovereign Strategy as well as a member of the Investment Committee responsible for asset allocation. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA (Hons) in Economics and is a member of the CFA UK.