Our team approach means that fund manager Richard Hodges has the support of over 30 fixed income experts. Below are short biographies of a selection of the team who make the Dynamic Bond Trust a success.
Meet the team
Richard HodgesHead of High Alpha Fixed Income
- Richard is responsible for managing higher alpha credit mandates.
- He joined LGIM in 2007 from Gartmore Investment Management where he was a Senior Investment Manager and Head of Pan European portfolio construction for Fixed Income mandates between 1998 and 2006.
- Between 1991 and 1998 Richard managed a number of bond fund products in the quantitative investment department including both passive and innovative proprietary model driven strategies utilising all fixed income and derivative based instruments.
- Richard started his career in the debt capital markets in 1986 with Chase Manhattan before moving to Natwest Investment Management in 1989 prior to its merger with Gartmore Investment Management.
Michel CanoySenior Portfolio Manager
- Michel Canoy is a Senior Portfolio Manager within the Credit Porfolio Management team.
- He joined LGIM in February 2009 after working at JP Morgan (London) and CDC Ixis (Paris) as Manager of Credit Proprietary Trading.
- He spent 10 years at Paribas in Brussels as Head of Credit Investment and Arbitrage. Michel has over 20 years of investment management experience.
- His first degree was a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve in 1986; Michel also has a postgraduate degree in Management from the Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Roger BartleyHead of Active Fixed Income
- Roger is Head of Active Fixed Income and is responsible for overseeing the operation of the active fixed income desk.
- Roger joined LGIM in 2006 from Gartmore Investment Management where he was Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income.
- Prior to Gartmore, he was at Chase Investors as Head of Global Fixed Income and Deutsche Bank Capital Management (UK) as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income.
- Roger graduated from London School of Economics with a Masters degree in Economics.
Christophe TametHead of Credit
- Christophe began his career at Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel in Paris as bond portfolio manager and then treasurer in foreign currencies. He moved to Bankers Trust as a marketer in government and IR derivatives. Christophe then spent 5 years in market-making options before joining Fortis IM in Paris and Brussels.
- Prior to joining LGIM in 2008 Christophe was with JP Morgan Chase Bank where he was Global Head of Credit in the Chief Investment Office. His prior experience was gained with Gartmore where he co-managed a credit hedge fund and Fortis Investment Management where he was Head of Euro Credit.
- His experience covers corporate, ABS and structured credit markets including credit indices, tranches and options. Christophe has 20 years' experience in the fixed income area.
- Christophe has an Ingenieur Diplome from INSA of Strasbourg in Mechanics of fluids, and two third cycle diplomas from Aix-en-Provence University: one equivalent to an MBA, and another one in Risk Management in Financial Instruments.
David NorthHead of Global High Yield
- Director, Bonds and Head of the High Yield Fund team. He is also the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Distribution Bonds.
- He joined LGIM in 2000, after eight years at Scudder Investments where he headed the London Insurance Asset Management division.
- David has over 24 years of fixed income investment management experience and graduated from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University in 1984.
John BenderHead of US Investment Grade
- John is Head of U.S. Fixed Income and joined Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIMA) in July 2006.
- Prior to joining LGIMA, John was the Head of Public Investment Grade Bonds at AEGON USA Investment Management LLC for four years.
- He started his investment career in 1988 at Strong Capital Management in Milwaukee and spent twelve years in various senior roles in the fixed income department. During the last six years at Strong, he was Head of Investment Grade Credit and was responsible for managing both institutional and mutual fund portfolios.
- He received his B.S. in Accounting from Marquette University in 1988. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.