Schroders hires Patrick Vogel for senior fixed income role

Patrick joins on 27th August from Legal & General where he was Head of European Credit Portfolio Management. Patrick will oversee Schroders’ London-based credit portfolio management and research function and will serve as Lead Portfolio manager for the Schroder ISF* European Corporate Bond. Patrick has a strong performance track record, achieving first quartile annualised performance over 1, 2 and 3 years¹.

Building on Schroders’ belief in a solid team-based approach to managing credit portfolios, Patrick will join a highly experienced team of 46 credit professionals globally. The hire follows the recent appointments of Alix Stewart and Konstantin Leidman to Schroders’ Credit team. In total, Schroders’ Fixed Income team has grown to nearly 100 investment professionals globally who manage in excess of £41 billion ($66.5 billion) as at 31 March 2012.

Adam Cordery has left Schroders to pursue other opportunities.

Karl Dasher, Global Head of Fixed Income at Schroders, said: “Schroders believes a strong team based approach to managing credit strategies will deliver the best results for our clients. We continue to strengthen our expertise in credit strategies and Patrick brings an impressive track record in European Credit and a wealth of experience overseeing the development of credit research and investment processes. His strong experience and results will significantly strengthen our credit team. I am confident we now have an extremely strong leadership team in place to drive Schroders’ Fixed Income business forward.”

* Schroder ISF refers to Schroder International Selection Fund
¹ Source for performance: Mercer.

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