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David Elms

Head of Diversified Alternatives | Portfolio Manager
David Elms

David Elms is Head of Diversified Alternatives and a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors. Prior to joining Henderson in 2002, he spent eight years as a founding partner at Portfolio Partners. He was initially based in Melbourne, where he managed derivatives and enhanced index portfolios, and was later seconded to Aviva in London in a corporate strategy role following Aviva’s acquisition of Portfolio Partners. Earlier, he spent three years as associate director at County NatWest Investment Management, Melbourne, where he was responsible for equities and equity derivative trading as well as quantitative research.

David received a BCom degree (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, Australia.  He has 31 years of financial industry experience.

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Alternatives outlook: Seeking catalysts for change
Features & Outlooks

Alternatives outlook: Seeking catalysts for change

How much of a role can a liquid alternatives strategy play in a world of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and dramatic changes in monetary policy?

Global Perspectives: Seeking to mitigate risk with Alternatives
Features & Outlooks

Global Perspectives: Seeking to mitigate risk with Alternatives

What can a multi-strategy alternatives approach offer investors when more traditional assets like bonds and equities are both volatile and seemingly correlated?