Man International ICVC - Man Japan CoreAlpha Fund Professional Accumulation Shares (Class C)

Lead fund manager biography

Jeffrey ('Jeff') Atherton is head of Japanese Equities and leads the Japan CoreAlpha team. Jeff has managed Japanese funds since 1990, holding senior positions at Insight Investment, SGAM, TCW and Equitable Life. He spent five years as partner and co-manager of Stratton Street Capital's Japanese hedge fund strategies. Jeff joined the Japan CoreAlpha team in March 2011 and took over as lead portfolio manager in January 2021. He has over 30 years of experience in Japanese equities. Jeff has a BA in Economics from the University of Sheffield and started his career at Sun Life of Canada in 1987.

Fund manager biography

Adrian Edwards is a Portfolio Manager in the Japan CoreAlpha team. In addition to helping to manage JCA, Adrian is working with the wider Man Group on investment solutions based on the JCA strategy and as such co-manages with Jeff a number of internal portfolios. He also has research responsibility for the autos, technology and utilities sectors. Adrian is deputy to Jeff in the overall management of the business, with particular responsibility for trading, operations, data management and ESG. He has a BSc in Business Information Systems from Anglia Ruskin University and is a CFA charter holder. He began his career at Stratton Street Capital in 2006, initially focused on equity derivatives and convertible bonds, and in addition from 2011 Japanese equity long short. Adrian joined Man GLG in June 2014 and has 18 years of experience in Japanese financial markets.