Ingenious Asset Management announced today the appointment of Philip Todd and James Oldham as Investment Directors.
Both are joining from Taylor Young Investment Management where they were responsible for discretionary asset management of Private Clients, Charities, Pensions and Trusts. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, James Oldham was also responsible for managing the CF Taylor Young Growth & Income Fund (top Morningstar Rating of "5 stars" and top Lipper Leader Rating of 5 for risk adjusted performance). Todd and Oldham will be responsible for high net worth private client and charity portfolios and further developing Ingenious' discretionary asset management business.
Commenting on the appointments, Guy Bowles, CEO of Ingenious Asset Management, said:
"I am delighted that Philip and James are joining the team. Both are outstanding professionals with proven experience of delivering impressive returns and high quality service to clients. Amid challenging market conditions, these appointments demonstrate both our strong financial backing and continued commitment to the business."
Ingenious Asset Management is the asset management business of Ingenious Media, the media investment and advisory group. It has offices in London and Guernsey, offering discretionary portfolio management services to private individuals and their trusts, pensions and charities. It has over £600 million in assets under management.
Notes to Editors
Philip Todd
Philip joined Hill Samuel in 1986. After a period in Edinburgh, he moved to London in 1990 and was Director of the Private Client and Charity Division. In 1998 he joined Taylor Young where he was Director, Private Client and Charities, a board director, a member of the Executive Committee and a Senior Investment Manager.
James Oldham
James started his career at Johnson Fry Plc (now Legg Mason Investment Managers) before becoming a founding director of AKG Group, a holding company with investments and services which ranged from advice and trustee services to self-invested and self-administered pensions to consultancy services and actuarial advice to the financial services industry. James joined Taylor Young in March 2000, was a Senior Investment Manager and an Associate Director managing the Taylor Young Growth and Income Fund. He was responsible for Industrials and Support Services research.
About Ingenious Asset Management
Ingenious Asset Management is a specialist discretionary manager of investment portfolios for private individuals, trusts, pension funds and charities. Client portfolios are invested across a broad range of asset classes including equities, bonds, hedge funds and cash. Clients also benefit from Ingenious' proprietary asset allocation model, Efficient Frontier. The investment approach is predicated upon seeking the highest possible returns for each client within the constraints of their particular risk profile.
About Ingenious
Ingenious Media, which was founded by Patrick McKenna, former Head of the Media and Entertainment Group at Deloitte and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Really Useful Group, is a specialist media investment and advisory business with five divisions; Asset Management, Consulting Network, Corporate Finance, Investments, and Ventures.
As the market leader in media investment and strategy, Ingenious provides the full range of services to companies in the media sector, from strategic and corporate finance advice to private equity funding, as well as providing innovative investment solutions for the private investor.
Visit www.ingeniousmedia.co.uk for further information.
For further information please contact
Guy Bowles
Ingenious Asset Management
020 7319 4208