Speakers
Al Cattermole
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager – Mirabaud Asset Management
Mirabaud Asset Management

Al joined Mirabaud in November 2013, from Goldbridge Capital Partners where he was responsible for corporate credit research. Al has previously covered global corporates as an executive director at JP Morgan Asset Management and as an analyst at ECM, having started in credit markets at the Bank of England in 2004. Al Cattermole has been a CFA Charterholder since 2008 and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Durham.

Matthew Norris
Director of Real Estate Securities
Gravis

Matthew is responsible for the oversight of the VT Gravis UK Listed Property Fund and the VT Gravis Digital Infrastructure Income Fund. Matthew has more than two decades investment management experience and has a specialist focus on real estate securities and digital infrastructure investments. He served as an Executive Director of Grosvenor Europe where he was responsible for global real estate securities strategies. He joined Grosvenor following roles managing equity funds at Fulcrum Asset Management and Buttonwood Capital Partners. Matthew graduated with a degree in Economics & Politics from the University of York. He is a CFA charterholder and holds the Investment Management Certificate.

Joe Bauernfreund,
CEO, CIO – Asset Value Investors
Asset Value Investors

Joe Bauernfreund is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Asset Value Investors. He is the sole manager of AVI Global Trust and AVI Japan Opportunity Trust and responsible for investment decisions across AVI’s strategies. Joe has over 20 years of experience in finance. Before joining AVI in 2002, Joe worked six years for a real estate investment organisation in London. He has a Masters in Finance from the London Business School.

Douglas Scott
Co-Manager
Aegon Asset Management

Douglas Scott, investment manager, is a member of the global equities team with responsibility for managing several equity portfolios. In addition, Douglas has analysis duties for the non-life insurance, tobacco, real estate, utilities, beverages and oil services sectors. Prior to his current role, Douglas worked for Investec where he was a stockbroker specialising in the telecoms sector and, prior to that, worked for TRW and Abbey National in their UK equity teams. He has been in the industry since 1996 and started with the firm in 2003. Douglas has a 1st Class Honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Glasgow and a Diploma in Actuarial Science from Heriot-Watt University.