Fund manager

Iain Fulton

Iain Fulton

Iain is an investment director and the head of research. He is responsible for managing selected global funds and for stock research he covers the global consumer discretionary sector.

Iain joined SWIP in June 2005. He commenced his career in fund management in 1996. Since then he has managed US, Japanese and global equity funds at Alliance Trust plc and Aegon Asset Management. At Alliance Trust, Iain also served as head of equity research.

Iain holds a first class MA (Hons) in Scottish History from the University of St Andrews and is an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Mike McNaught-Davis

Mike McNaught-Davis

Mike is Head of the International Equities Desk at SWIP.

Michael is an investment director and as head of international equities is responsible for managing several of the region specific equity teams. Portfolio management responsibilities include EAFE, Kokusai and selected global funds. For stock research he covers the global healthcare sector.

Michael joined SWIP in March 2008 from Martin Currie, where he had worked for six years on both the global and Japanese desks. Prior to that Michael was head of the Japanese desk at F&C from 1998-2001, after having worked at Morgan Grenfell for ten years on Japanese equities from 1987.

Michael is a CFA and is proficient in Japanese, French and German. He holds an MA (Hons) in English Literature from St. Andrews University.


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