06 July 2023
Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment business of Quilter, has today announced it has appointed Malachi Ferguson as a Manager Research Analyst.
He joins from Liontrust Asset Management, where he worked as an analyst in the multi-asset team covering equities, fixed income, sustainable and alternative investments. Prior to this, he was an investment analyst at LGPS Central Limited, and has worked across global financial institutions in analytical roles.
Ferguson will be responsible for researching and analysing funds for inclusion within Quilter Investors’ range of multi-asset portfolios. His key areas of research within his new role include US equities, investment grade credit, government bonds and liquidity funds.
He has previously been nominated for Citywire’s ’30 under 30’ accolade, and he is a judge at Investment Week’s Fund Manager of the Year 2023 and Sustainable Investment Awards 2023.
Ferguson will be reporting to the Head of Manager Research, Kristian Cassar, who joined Quilter Investor’s Manager Research Hub earlier this year. The hub consists of three teams – manager research, responsible investment and operational due diligence – and was introduced to enhance the business’s coverage of investments and funds.
Kristian Cassar, Head of Manager Research at Quilter Investors, said: “As we enhance the research capabilities here at Quilter Investors, we are delighted to be welcoming someone of Malachi’s talents to the team. His abilities and experience will help in discovering a wide range of quality fund options that are of great value to our portfolio managers and ultimately our end clients.
“The market movements of the last eighteen months means that in-depth research and analysis of investment funds has become increasingly crucial. Malachi has proven in his previous role that he can analyse investments from across the multi-asset spectrum and with him we are excited to see the output our expanded research team can bring to the table.”
Malachi Ferguson, Manager Research Analyst at Quilter Investors, added: “I am pleased to be joining Quilter Investors, and I’m looking forward to working alongside a skilled research and portfolio management team to identify new investment opportunities. The sheer magnitude of the investment funds industry means that thorough analytical research is essential to pinpoint rewarding investments. Markets are very uncertain from a returns perspective just now, but this can also bring great opportunities to spot exciting and unique funds and I am excited to be doing that here at Quilter.”
