Stonehage Fleming has named Carolyn Bell as partner within Stonehage Fleming Investment Management
With over 15 years’ industry experience, she joins Stonehage Fleming from Aegon Asset Management where she was Investment Manager for the Aegon US Equity Pension Fund.
She was also co-manager of the Aegon Technology Pension Fund, and support manager for the Aegon Global Equity Market Neutral Fund. Prior to Aegon Asset Management, Carolyn spent five years as an Investment Analyst at Bailie Gifford.
She will work closely with Stonehage Fleming’s flagship Global Best Ideas Equity Strategy and support the continued scaling of GBI across all channels, bringing particular experience of working with institutional and other professional investor audiences.
She will be based in London and will report to Gerrit Smit, Head of Global Equity Management for SFIM. The new role is effective immediately.
Graham Wainer, CEO – Investment Management, Stonehage Fleming, said: “We are pleased to have Carolyn join us as a Partner in the Investment Management team. She has an impressive career and her experience of analysis and management in institutional investment firms, as well as US equity markets, will be invaluable to the SFIM division including the firm’s flagship Global Best Ideas Equity Strategy. She will be a great asset to the Group.”
Bell added: “I am delighted to join Stonehage Fleming. Global equity markets remain a beacon for investment opportunity, offering a dual advantage of protecting wealth through diversification and nurturing its growth potential, especially in the current economic landscape. I look forward to working with such a talented investment team.”