She joins from Morningstar where she worked as a senior manager research analyst focusing on fixed income, global macro, alternative and absolute return strategies.
Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research has hired Louise Babin as a senior investment research analyst.
She joins from Morningstar, where she worked as a senior manager research analyst focusing on fixed income, global macro, alternative and absolute return strategies.
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Babin brings roughly 20 years' experience in fund research and portfolio management spanning all asset classes, and at Square Mile will be responsible for analysing fixed income strategies.
Before joining Morningstar, she served at Aviva Investors, where she provided recommendations on UK equities, debt, strategic fixed income and multi-asset strategies to multi-manager clients and internal investment teams.
John Monaghan, research director at Square Mile, said: "Louise has an extremely credible track record of researching strategies across major asset classes, both active and passive, and in open- and closed-ended structures.
"In addition, her experience of advising on portfolio management speaks to her understanding of how differing funds can be blended to achieve optimal investment outcomes, something which chimes with Square Mile's focus on helping investors be better informed. This is a rare combination of skillsets and Louise will be an excellent complement to our talented team."
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Babin added: "Square Mile's Research & Consulting team is widely seen as a market leader in fund analysis, and the ratings awarded to those strategies in which they have a strong conviction are considered a hallmark of quality.
"The importance of these independent, qualitative assessments cannot be underestimated as a tool for advisers looking to identify the most appropriate strategies for their clients. Moreover, Square Mile's collegiate culture which encourages knowledge sharing and constructive debate is very compelling and I very much look forward to adding my experience to that of the team."
