Dynamic multi-sector credit investing throughout market cycles.
Fraser Lundie, Head of Hermes Credit, introduces the Unconstrained Credit investment process. The strategy provides unconstrained, high-conviction investments across global credit, designed to capture superior relative value.
CFA, Head of Hermes Credit and Lead Portfolio Manager
Fraser joined Hermes in February 2010 and is Head of Credit and lead manager on the Hermes range of credit strategies. Prior to this he was at Fortis Investments, where he was responsible for European high yield credit. Fraser graduated from the University of Aberdeen with an MA (Hons) in Economics; he earned an MSc in Investment Analysis from the University of Stirling and is a CFA charterholder. In 2017, Fraser joined the board of CFA UK, a member society of the CFA Institute. Having previously featured in Financial News’s ‘40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Asset Management’, an editorial selection of the brightest up-and-coming men and women in the industry, in 2015 Fraser was named as one of the top 10 star fund managers of tomorrow by the Daily Telegraph. In 2016, Citywire Americas named Fraser number one in their global high yield manager review, and InvestmentEurope and Investment Week both named the Hermes Multi Strategy Credit Fund top global bond fund at their respective 2017 Fund Manager of the Year Awards.
Next year will likely see a heightened focus on fundamentals, meaning that bottom-up research and the ability to take a top-down view of global credit markets will be as important as they have been over the last 18 months.
Next year will likely see a heightened focus on fundamentals, meaning that bottom-up research and the ability to take a top-down view of global credit markets will be as important as they have been over the last 18 months.