Downing has appointed an Advisory Committee, chaired by Lyndon Gill, to support the management of the Downing Fox multi‑asset range, enhancing governance and strengthening the investment framework underpinning the portfolios.
Lyndon Gill – Chair of the Advisory Committee
The MGTS Downing Fox Funds range consists of four funds of funds, set up by award-winning multi-asset manager Simon Evan-Cook when he joined Downing in 2022.
The Fox Funds have the investment objective to achieve capital growth over the medium to long term.
The Advisory Committee has been established to provide independent input, guidance and constructive challenge to the Fox investment team.
Downing believes this additional layer of oversight reflects established best practice in multi‑asset investing, supporting disciplined decision‑making, portfolio construction and risk management across different market conditions.
The Committee is chaired by Lyndon Gill and includes Sharon Segal and Angus Tulloch, each bringing extensive experience across multi‑asset investing, fund management, research and investment governance.
Lyndon Gill, Chair, has had a long career in fund management and multi‑asset investing. He began his career as a broking assistant before joining Cazenove in 1987, where he spent 20 years working closely with the firm’s multi‑manager team.
In 2007, he joined Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, continuing with the business following its acquisition by Aberdeen Asset Management, where he spent almost 15 years as a portfolio manager and senior research analyst on the multi‑asset range.
Sharon Segal brings over 25 years of experience across investment management and senior finance leadership. She spent the early part of her career at Deutsche Bank as a sell-side equities analyst, and later at Aviva Investors as a UK small-mid cap fund manager.
Subsequently, she headed up the fund of funds team at Fitzwilliam Asset Management (part of BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management) and was the lead fund manager of the award-winning Fitzwilliam Balanced Managed Fund and has also held an ‘AA’ rating from Citywire.
Sharon later transitioned into senior finance leadership roles, including FD at The ONE Group Hospitality and FD and Company Secretary at Safestay plc, an AIM-listed company.
Angus Tulloch, MBE, is a well-respected former Asia Pacific/Global Emerging Markets fund manager, with a career spanning nearly ten years at Cazenove, and 30 years at Stewart Ivory/First State Stewart Investors.
He established the latter’s Asia Pacific and GEM investment capabilities, leading portfolios noted for their conservative, long‑term investment approach.
Since retiring from day‑to‑day fund management in 2017, Angus has remained involved in investment governance as a trustee of various charities and runs a small personal portfolio of funds including a Downing Fox offering.
Simon Evan‑Cook, Lead Manager of the Downing Fox range, said: “We have a philosophy of continual improvement, and you can’t improve if you’re not challenged. That’s why we picked these outstanding experts for the Downing Fox Advisory Committee. It won’t matter if we’re outperforming or not – they’ll test us either way. They have extensive experience in relevant fields, and we expect their advice to make us better at everything we do.”
The Advisory Committee acts in a non‑executive, advisory capacity. Responsibility for portfolio management and investment decisions remains with the Fox investment team.
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