Andrew Tierney

Manage/rebalance investment portfolios (AUM GBP 40bn), including long only, long/short and Smart Beta strategies. Invest/disinvest client flows, maintain target exposures and ensure compliance with regulatory and mandate restrictions. Evaluate liquidity, market conditions and timing; instruct deals and direct traders; approve team members’ trades. Product Owner or Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Multi Asset projects. Steer development teams on agile projects, influence/determine system design.

Monitor asset allocation and duration for all multi asset, multi strategy and LDI funds. Proposed trades to Fund Managers. Sat on the Manager Selection Committee; conducted research into potential/existing investments, providing recommendations to the desk. Provided recommendations to clients/desk on whether passive or active investment was most appropriate in various asset classes and regions. Built a system to manage all multi-asset funds (AUM ~£18.5bn); built models to value all OTC derivatives.

Managed a Middle Office team with AUM of ~$8bn. Motivated and appraised staff, assigned tasks. Acted as a focal point between operational & investment teams. Delegated tasks and designed processes. Assisted portfolio managers with analysis of cash flow, risk, trade status, performance, attribution. Negotiated face-to-face with institutional clients proposed timelines for onboarding of their assets. Personally liaised with auditors regarding audit queries. Produced reports for auditors & clients.

Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics.