BGF Asian Growth Leaders D2 GBP
This fund can be held in a Dealing accountStocks and shares ISALifetime ISAJISASIPPand can be used with Regular investment
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Management
| Name of company | BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA |
| Phone | +44 20 77433000 |
| Website | www.blackrock.com |
| Address | 35 A, avenue J.F. Kennedy, - Luxembourg L-1855 Luxembourg |
Fund
| Domicile | LUX |
| Legal structure | SICAV |
| UCITS | Yes |
| Inception date | 09/07/2014 |
Managers
| Fund manager | Stephen Andrews |
| Manager start date | 01/04/2020 |
| Biography | Stephen Andrews, Managing Director, is Co-Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities for BlackRock’s Fundamental Equity Group. Mr. Andrews is lead portfolio manager for the Asian Dragon strategy and co-manages the Asian Unconstrained Strategy, Emerging Markets Sustainable Equity Strategy and the Income strategies.Prior to joining BlackRock in November 2017, Mr Andrews spent a 20-year career in the investment industry. During this time he has worked (and been based in) a variety of markets including Europe, the Middle East and now Asia. Prior to joining he was Head of Asian Financials Research and co-Head of Global Banks coverage at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong.Mr. Andrews earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree (1st class) from the University of Birmingham, UK, in 1996. |
| Fund manager | Karthik Sankaran |
| Manager start date | 01/12/2022 |
| Biography | Karthik Sankaran, Director, is a portfolio manager and research analyst within the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team in BlackRock’s Fundamental Equities Group. He co-manages the India strategies and the BGF Asian Growth Leaders fund. He is a member of the India & South East Asia research pod.Before joining BlackRock in Nov 2021, Karthik was an Analyst & Portfolio Manager at Fidelity International for six years. He was responsible for a pan-regional equity research role in Asia, and was assistant PM of a 130/30 Asian fund. He was most recently lead PM of an Asia absolute return strategy. Karthik was a member of BlackRock’s Fundamental Equities Team based in London and Singapore between 2010-15. He covered several Middle Eastern, Frontier and Asian equity markets. Karthik was also an equity research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2006-10 as part of the EMEA financials team. Karthik earned a BSc in Government & Economics (First Class Honours) from the London School of Economics. |
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