Alquity Team Archive

Francisco Javier Gala

Francisco Javier Gala González

Marketing & Business Analyst

Role

Francisco is responsible for the production of marketing materials, managing communications and supporting the sales team across UK and Europe. He also works with both the operations and investment teams as an analyst.

Biography

Francisco joined Alquity in January 2020. He started his career in Comgest, where he supported the Investor Relations for Southern Europe and the Emerging Markets investment team. He holds a BA in Economics and International Business from Universidad de Alcalá and a MSc in Financial Management from Utrecht University.

Marc Rugel

Business Development Director

Role

Marc is responsible for helping to grow the Alquity business by engaging with international clients but with a focus on Europe. He works closely with senior management and his colleagues to identify the best opportunities available.

Biography

Marc joined Alquity from MyFunds where he was a Sales Manager covering the French and Swiss Markets. He has several years of experience working across institutional and wholesale channels in Paris, London and Berlin.

Marc has a MSc in Finance from the IESEG School of Management in Paris.

Marnie Uy

Head of Quantitative Risk

Role

Marnie joined Alquity in 2019 and is a Senior Investment Professional with more than 20 years of experience in investment management, focusing on quantitative research, risk management, portfolio construction, and the risk-return optimization of investment strategies.

Biography

Marnie spent over 15 years at Aberdeen Standard Investments as was formerly Global Head of Quantitative Analytics.

Marnie holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Masters of Engineering from Cornell University.

Renee Arnold

Director of Sales (North America)

Role

Renee joined Alquity in 2019 to lead the development of the North American market. She is in charge of the relationship management with institutional clients and our distributor network in the United States & Canada.

Biography

Renee Arnold brings with her over 30 years experience in the investment industry and was previously Head of Business Development in Canada for Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Renee seeks to align her extensive business experience with her personal passion of providing aid to the underprivileged in the poorest areas around the world.

Francisco Almada

Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer

Role

Francisco brings 20 years of operations, management, legal, control and fund structuring experience in regulated institutions such as Ibex Capital (CFO/COO), Permira Advisers (Head of Structuring), Portland Hill Capital (COO/CFO) and Ernst & Young (Director).

Biography

He has a Juris Doctor from Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (5 years, one of which at the Universita degli Studi di Torino in Italy) and is a qualified Portuguese lawyer

Kieron Kader

Associate Portfolio Manager

Role

Kieron joined Alquity from BP where he performed a variety of roles at one of the largest pension funds in the UK. Most recently, he spent two years as a Global Emerging Markets equity analyst, and also covered Developed Market equities, UK property and multi-asset risk in the prior two years.

Biography

He is a CFA® charterholder with first time passes in the three Chartered Financial Analyst exams. He has a BSc Economics (1st Class) from the University of Southampton, and an MSc Economics (Distinction) from University College London (UCL).

Dan Billis

Senior Investment Analyst

Role

Dan joined Alquity in 2018 and supports Mike Sell with the Asian and Indian Subcontinent funds by providing fundamental research across the regions, on both a macro and micro (stock) level

Biography

He passed the CFA® Level 1 examination on his first attempt and has a 1st Class degree in Economics from the University of Exeter. Dan joined Alquity from Invesco, where he worked as an Account Onboarding Manager.

Cynthia Cano

Deputy Portfolio Manager

Head of ESG Data Science Engineering

Role

Cyn is responsible for identifying and visualising data drivers of ESG and financial returns, conducting back testing and other quantitative analysis of indicators that are most impactful on performance of investments.

Biography

Cyn graduated with a BS in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico and has a MSc in Psychology of Economic Life from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), focused in particular on economic decision-making, behaviour change and sustainable consumption.

Cyn has wide experience in development consulting, focusing on business analytics, quantitative research and commercial and investment management.

Liam Kelly

Deputy COO

Role

Liam joined Alquity in 2016, and since November 2018 has been responsible for managing operational processes including relationship management with external parties, which includes the fund administrator and management company based in Luxembourg. He also provides data and analytical support for the sales and investment teams.

Biography

Liam holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of Hull, and in 2015 he spent a year in New York interning at Citi Private Bank as a Business Analyst in the Chief Operating Office of the Global Managed Investments department.

Mike Sell

Head of Global Emerging Market Equities

Role

Mike joined Alquity in 2014 and is responsible for all equity investments across Global Emerging Markets.

Biography

Mike holds a First Class BA in Economics from Southampton University and was awarded the Pearce Rowan prize.

Mike has over 20 years’ experience investing in Asian equities. He joined Baring Asset Management as a graduate trainee in 1994, where he became a member of the Emerging Market Asset Allocation Committee. Mike then joined Thames River / Nevsky Capital where he was subsequently appointed a partner and was part of the team that grew the Emerging market equity assets from approximately US$150m to US$3.5bn, before moving to F&C with the long only Emerging Market business in 2011.