Aegon Strategic Bond fund has a very broad and flexible remit. It invests globally and is a true strategic bond fund that can change its positioning very quickly when necessary. The managers combine longer-term strategic positions with short-term ideas. Alexander has been named as a manager on the fund since 2017 and Colin Finlayson was named co-manager in 2018.
“Alexander Pelteshki studied International Business Management at Dickinson College in the USA, and has an MBA from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Alexander joined Aegon from ING Financial Markets in 2014. He has 12 years’ industry experience. Alexander specialises in credit analysis and his involvement in the strategy dates back to 2011.
Colin Finlayson studied Economics and Finance at the University of Strathclyde. He joined Aegon straight out of university in 2000 and has 19 years’ investment experience. Colin specialises in government bonds and relative-value trades. Colin is a CFA charterholder. His involvement in the strategy also dates back to 2011.”
This fund is everything a strategic bond fund should be. It’s highly active and flexible and whilst other strategic bond funds often exhibit a permanent bias for a particular area of fixed income, Aegon Strategic Bond fund can, and will, quickly change its positioning to adapt to the prevailing economic environment. The two managers are experienced and complement each other extremely well – Alexander focuses on credit and Colin on government bonds. Performance has been excellent since the managers took over.
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