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David Leary joined First State Investments in March 1999 and has 17 years experience in international equity markets.
He began his career in 1986 as a graduate trainee at Lombard Odier where he worked for the European equity and technology teams.
Two years later he joined Lombard Odier colleagues to start Law Dempsey and Company.
There he was first responsible for UK equities before broadening his coverage to European markets.
He continued this focus when AIG acquired Law Dempsey in 1993 and also ran the AIG European Smaller Companies Fund.
With experience in managing emerging European and international equity products, David was appointed Head of Equities in 1998 in which he instigated a switch from a country based to sector based process for AIG.
David holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Manchester.
Former positions of David Leary
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First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd.
First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Stewart Investors is an active, growth-oriented manager which seeks to preserve capital by concentrating on niche and specialist areas of the market such as real estate, infrastructure and emerging markets. They manage investments across a range of long-only equity and alternative asset classes, including Asia Pacific and Global Emerging market equities, real estate securities, infrastructure and global natural resources. The firm utilizes an investment process concentrating on absolute return and relative return. They favor a bottom-up stock selection process and focus on long-term performance. | Head-Equity Investments | 2006-07-30 |
Alternative Asset Management Ltd.
Alternative Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance A2ML is an active manager which aims to produce absolute returns for clients seeking wealth creation and to provide capital protection for those who seek wealth preservation. They utilize best of breed within the investment fund strategies that they manage, some of which include the use of highly efficient systematic trading systems in bespoke fund structures. The firm combines managed futures active trading strategies, FX active trading funds and absolute return hedge fund strategies to offer a diversified approach for investors. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
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First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd.
First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Stewart Investors is an active, growth-oriented manager which seeks to preserve capital by concentrating on niche and specialist areas of the market such as real estate, infrastructure and emerging markets. They manage investments across a range of long-only equity and alternative asset classes, including Asia Pacific and Global Emerging market equities, real estate securities, infrastructure and global natural resources. The firm utilizes an investment process concentrating on absolute return and relative return. They favor a bottom-up stock selection process and focus on long-term performance. | Finance |
Alternative Asset Management Ltd.
Alternative Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance A2ML is an active manager which aims to produce absolute returns for clients seeking wealth creation and to provide capital protection for those who seek wealth preservation. They utilize best of breed within the investment fund strategies that they manage, some of which include the use of highly efficient systematic trading systems in bespoke fund structures. The firm combines managed futures active trading strategies, FX active trading funds and absolute return hedge fund strategies to offer a diversified approach for investors. | Finance |
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