Artemis Monthly Distribution Class I - Income (GBP)

Jacob has managed Artemis’ Global Income strategy since July 2010. He also co-manages the equities element of Artemis’ Monthly Distribution multi-asset strategy, which launched in May 2012. Having joined Artemis in 2005, he managed a UK equity strategy from January 2006 until June 2010. Jacob began his career in 1998 at BankInvest, one of Scandinavia’s largest independent fund managers. In 2002 he joined Merrill Lynch as vice-president of its pan-European equity strategy. Jacob holds a Bachelor of Arts and a master's in economics from the University of Copenhagen, as well as an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU).

David joined Artemis in February 2019. He co-manages Artemis' global high-yield strategies and the bond components of Artemis' Monthly Distribution strategy and High Income strategy. He graduated from the Australian National University with a degree in political science and economics in 2001 and is a CFA charterholder. David began his career in leveraged finance with roles in banking in Sydney with NAB and in London with RBS and CIBC. After moving to Old Mutual Asset Managers where he was a high-yield portfolio manager, he became head of European high yield at Standard Life Investments. David then moved to Aegon Asset Management as head of high yield.

Jack co-manages Artemis' Global High Yield Bond, Short-Dated Global High Yield Bond, High Income and Short-Duration Strategic Bond strategies, plus the bond element of Artemis' Monthly Distribution strategy. Jack joined Artemis in June 2019 from Aegon Asset Management, where he co-managed a range of high-yield bond funds and was involved in the management of the strategic bond strategy. Before that, he was an investment analyst at Standard Life Investments. Jack began his career as an economist at Cambridge Econometrics after graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a first-class honours degree in economics. He is a CFA charterholder.

James joined Artemis’ Global Income team in 2018 and co-manages the equities element in Artemis’ Monthly Distribution strategy. After gaining a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Sussex (1992) and a master's in economic history from the University of Oxford (1993), James joined Baillie Gifford as an analyst in the US equities team. He then moved to Morgan Grenfell as an analyst and, latterly, a manager of US equities before 13 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he co-founded and later ran its global equity sales team. In 2013, James became a portfolio manager at JP Morgan, where he ran global equity income portfolios. He is a CFA charterholder.