The Future of Fund Management

Jim McCaughan

Global Chief Executive Officer, Principal Global Investors

Biography

Jim is chief executive officer of Principal Global Investors. He also serves as president of global asset management for the Principal Financial Group. In this capacity, Jim oversees investment activities across asset classes and market regions, with primary responsibility for the strategic development of Principal’s asset management business globally. He has three decades of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Principal Global Investors in 2002, Jim served as chief executive officer, Americas, with Credit Suisse Asset Management, New York. Prior to Credit Suisse, he was president and chief operating officer of Oppenheimer Capital, New York. Jim’s background also includes extensive experience with Phillips & Drew/UBS Asset Management in London, Zurich and New York, where he held the positions of chief executive officer for institutional asset management in North America, head of international business, and portfolio manager. As a portfolio manager, Jim specialized in the management of UK, Japanese and diversified international equity portfolios, primarily for institutional clients. His career began in 1974 as an actuary with Lane Clark & Peacock, London. Jim graduated in mathematics from the University of Cambridge (Pembroke College) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

David Norman

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TCF Investments

Biography

David Norman, known as DAN, began his career in financial services in 1986 as a direct salesman for London Life Association having originally trained as an industrial chemist. He held a number of senior sales and marketing roles in life and pensions companies ultimately specialising in asset management with Threadneedle Asset Management.

DAN was Managing Director of the Retail Business for Insight Investment and Director, Marketing and Products Morley (now Aviva Investors) before becoming the UK Chief Executive of Credit Suisse Asset Management.

He has recently established a new asset management business, TCF Investment, designed to bring ‘transparency, consistency and fairness’ to retail investors.

Chris Samuel

Chief Executive Officer, Ignis Asset Management

Biography

Chris was appointed CEO Ignis in August 2009. Prior to joining the Phoenix Group in February 2009, Chris held, over some 15 years, Board positions at Gartmore, Hill Samuel Asset Management and Cambridge Place. Prior to this Chris, who qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, spent 10 years in senior Financial roles with Prudential- Bache in London, Toronto, Tokyo and New York.

Willie Watt

Chief Executive Officer, Martin Currie

Biography

Martin Currie is an independent employee owned international equities boutique. It is based in Edinburgh with offices in London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Melbourne and, in January 2010, Zurich. The company has a blue chip global client base. The business is focussed on creating a market leading position for its chosen equity strategies through the delivery of investment excellence while remaining an employee owned business. Willie Watt joined the company in early 2001 as CEO following a career in private equity with 3i.

Keith Skeoch

Chief Executive Officer, Standard Life Investments

Biography

As Chief Executive, Keith Skeoch is responsible for all company business and investment operations within Standard Life Investments. He is also an Executive Director of Standard Life plc.

Keith joined Standard Life Investments as Chief Investment Officer from James Capel & Co (now HSBC Securities), where he was employed from 1980 to 1999. From his first role at James Capel as an International Economist, Keith went on to become Senior UK Economist in 1982 and Chief Economist two years later. In 1993 he was appointed Director of Economics and Strategy.

He has acted as a Pension Fund Trustee for both the James Capel and Standard Life schemes. He currently sits on the boards of the Investment Management Association and ABI, where he also chairs the Investment Committee.

Bill Smith

Chief Executive Officer, Lazard Asset Management

Biography

Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer (UK)

Bill Smith is Chief Executive of Lazard Asset Management Limited and is a member of the Oversight Committee that oversees our investment product platform worldwide. Prior to joining Lazard in 2002, he was Head of European Equities and Global Head of Research at ABN AMRO. Bill previously held a number of senior positions at Barclays Bank, including Head of Savings and Investment, Deputy Chairman of Barclays Asset Management and Head of Research at BZW. Bill has worked in the investment field since 1979. He qualified as a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries whilst at Standard Life and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Pure Mathematics from Heriot Watt University. Bill is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and is a member of the Board of the Investment Management Association.