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    Multi-asset

    Multi-asset

    2004

    Flagship multi-asset strategy launched

    19 years

    Team’s average industry experience1

    280

    Investment professionals globally1

    A$12.0bn

    Managed globally for the underlying Insight broad opportunities strategy2

    Meet some of our team

    Our dedicated team, formed of 14 investment professionals, has an average of over 19 years’ industry experience and draws on the knowledge and expertise of Insight’s 280 investment professionals to help design its solutions.1

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    Matthew Merritt

    Head of Multi-Asset Strategy Group

    Matthew Merritt

    Head of Multi-Asset Strategy Group

    Matthew joined Insight in September 2004 and is Head of the Multi-Asset Strategy Group.

    He joined from Citigroup where as Head of Global Equity Strategy for Smith Barney he ran a top-rated equity strategy unit. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2000 he was Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist at ING Barings which he joined in 1996. This followed four years at NatWest Securities as a global investment strategist. He started his career at the Bank of England in 1989.

    Matthew holds an MSocSc from the University of Birmingham in Money, Banking and Finance and a BA (Hon) in Economics from Nottingham (Trent) University.

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    Steve Waddington

    Co-Deputy Head, Multi-Asset Strategy

    Steve Waddington

    Co-Deputy Head, Multi-Asset Strategy

    Steve joined Insight in January 2008 and is a portfolio manager within our Multi-Asset Strategy Group.

    Before joining Insight, he spent five years at BT Financial Group, Australia (formerly Rothschild Australia Asset Management) where, from 2004, he was Head of External Investments, responsible for fund management and investment research. Steve started his career at Savills Commercial Ltd, where he was responsible for advising institutional and private company clients on property investment and development.

    Steve holds a BSc (Hons) in Valuation and Estate Management from the University of the West of England, Bristol and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK and is a Chartered Surveyor.

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    Michael Ford, CFA

    Co-Deputy Head, Multi-Asset Strategy

    Michael Ford, CFA

    Co-Deputy Head, Multi-Asset Strategy

    Michael joined Insight in November 2003 and is a portfolio manager within our Multi-Asset Strategy Group.

    Prior to joining Insight, Michael worked at Deutsche Asset Management as a graduate trainee and also within the Performance Measurement Team. Michael holds a BSc (Hon) in Economics from the University of Nottingham.

    He also holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK and is a CFA charterholder.

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