Ben has spent most of his career in investment management, most recently as Vice President, Investments at Wah Hin and Co (Pte) Ltd – a Singapore based Family Office, and prior to that, three years as a performance analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management, also in Singapore.  He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charter holder.

Jamieson Coote Bonds opened its Singapore office late in 2018, hiring Kate Samranvedhya as Deputy Chief Investment Officer (from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority) and further adding to its deep experience in managing sovereign portfolios across global markets.

Jamieson Coote Bonds Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Charlie Jamieson said: “A key area of growth is to expand our global presence and strengthen our investment capability. Our investment process relies heavily on actively monitoring global markets and fundamentals, policy, politics and supply implications, to mitigate downside risk. With Kate and Ben on board in one of the key financial centres in Asia, we can further enhance our investment process and ability to deliver return outcomes for our investors, at a time of great uncertainty in markets.”

Commenting on the appointment, Deputy Chief Investment Officer Kate Samranvedhya said “Ben’s analytical and quantitative skills, macroeconomic and asset allocation experience, combined with perspective from his native China give our team additional strength and diversity of views.”

Jamieson Coote Bonds recently offered its global investment strategy to the broader Australian investor market, through the launch of the CC JCB Global Bond Fund (the Fund), an Australian priced unit trust. The Fund is designed to give investors access to global diversification and stable bond income through highly rated government issuers represented in the G7. JCB has been actively managing its global strategy since February 2018.

JCB currently manages A$2.5 billion of assets under management for both institutional and retail investors.

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Charles Jamieson

Specialist high grade bond manager Jamieson Coote Bonds (JCB) is offering its global investment strategy to the broader Australian investor market, through the launch of the CC JCB Global Bond Fund (the Fund), an Australian priced unit trust.

Designed to give investors global diversification within their fixed income allocation, the Fund can complement domestic risk asset exposures by helping to improve risk-adjusted returns, particularly at this time of uncertainty.

Co-managed by CIO Charles Jamieson and Deputy CIO Kate Samranvedhya, the global investment strategy provides an active way to gain country diversification and earn stable bond income through highly rated government issuers represented in the G7. Its investible universe includes global Sovereigns, Semi-Government, Agencies and Supra-Nationals in the core G7 defined countries − Canada, US (North America), France, Germany, Italy (Europe ex-UK Core), UK and Japan, as well as satellite countries. The Fund is offered with the option to switch between $AUD hedged (to $USD), and $AUD unhedged, at no additional cost.

JCB Executive Director and CIO, Charlie Jamieson said: “Diversifying bond allocations to reach global markets can potentially enhance returns by adding a layer of currency risk. Investors with exposure to global high grade bonds ($USD) in 2018 would have achieved double digit returns on an unhedged basis, in a year of low to negative returns for most asset classes.”

“Recently, the AUD has been performing as a risk proxy against roughly 70% of emerging markets currencies and seems deeply intertwined with the performance of the Chinese economy, given Australia’s heavy reliance on China as a major trade partner.“ said Mr Jamieson.

JCB has been actively managing its global strategy since February 2018. Its investment process relies heavily on actively monitoring global markets and fundamentals, policy, politics and supply implications, to mitigate downside risk. The investment team holds significant combined experience in fixed income and currency management working for some the largest institutions in the world’s major financial centres, specialising in global government bonds.

JCB intends to build on its local team in Asia and its global investment capabilities, having hired Kate Samranvedhya in 2018 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, where she was a senior portfolio manager specialising in global bonds portfolios and country allocations. JCB currently manages A$2.45 billion of assets under management for both institutional and retail investors.

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Kate Samranvedhya

Jamieson Coote Bonds (JCB), specialist high grade bond manager, has hired ex Hong Kong Monetary Authority portfolio manager, Duangjai (Kate) Samranvedhya as its new Deputy Chief Investment Officer.

Kate will provide input into the management of the domestic high grade bond strategy as well as manage JCB’s global strategy.

JCB Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Charlie Jamieson said: “We are delighted to have Kate on board at a time where investors are demanding highly skilled managers who can generate defensive returns, both in domestic and global markets. Kate’s significant experience and skill in managing high grade bonds will only add greater depth to our team and process. We have reached a size now where we can expand our presence, and with Kate on board, have opened an office in Singapore where we intend to build on our local team in Asia.”

Since 2000, Kate has been a career portfolio manager and investment specialist with two large Central Banks in Asia. She specialises in foreign reserve and high grade bond portfolio management across all major global regions.

Commenting on the appointment, Deputy Chief Investment Officer Kate Samranvedhya said “I’m tremendously excited to join JCB. I’ve known Charlie Jamieson and Angus Coote (the founders) for a long time and I share their vision of offering high-quality, highly liquid duration investment strategies to the Australian market. My expertise in managing very large sovereign portfolios across global markets will compliment and add value to the JCB team. We aim to be best in class when people look for a rates and duration fund manager.”

Kate began her career at the Bank of Thailand, the central bank, in investment risk management, and pioneered a balance sheet risk management approach linked to how a central bank conducts its monetary policy and the impact to its balance sheet. From 2007, Kate transitioned into portfolio management, focusing on high grade bonds and managed fixed income portfolios through the GFC. In 2010, she moved to Hong Kong to join the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as a portfolio manager, specialising in rates and cross-country bond allocation.

JCB intends to build on its local team in Asia and its global investment capabilities. JCB currently manages A$1.3 billion of assets for both institutional and retail investors.

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