MORNINGSTAR, INC.
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LONDON, 30th October 2014-Clémence Dachicourt, CFA, and Marina Jelesova, have joined the Morningstar Investment Management group, a unit of Morningstar Inc., as senior investment consultant and portfolio manager, and investment consultant and portfolio manager, respectively. Dachicourt brings 13 years of experience as a senior portfolio manager and financial analyst to Morningstar. Before joining Morningstar, Dachicourt managed €400m of assets in traditional and alternative multi-asset funds for La Francaise AM, the investment management business of Credit Mutuel Group in Paris, including management of the LFP Strategie Actions Master fund. Additionally, Dachicourt held roles as senior hedge fund analyst for Lyxor Asset Management, portfolio manager and buy-side analyst for UBS, and equity portfolio manager for CDC Ixis AM. Jelesova joins Morningstar from Redington, an investment consulting firm in London, where she advised institutional investors with combined assets in excess of £270 billion in her role as asset liability management and investment strategy associate. Jelesova also served as a hedge fund analyst for BNP Paribas Investment Partners and as a credit portfolio manager for Credit Agricole CIB. "Clémence and Marina's wealth of experience will provide invaluable, additional input and support to our clients as we continue to expand and adapt our services to meet clients' needs," Dan Kemp, co-head of investment consulting and portfolio management, EMEA, for the Morningstar Investment Management group, said. "Our 20-strong investment team is focused on working with advisers and professional investors to help them deliver market-leading investment solutions to investors across Europe." - Ends - About Morningstar Investment Management The Morningstar Investment Management group, through 11 investment advisory subsidiaries, creates custom investment solutions that combine award-winning research and global resources with proprietary Morningstar data. With approximately $169 billion in assets under advisement and management as of 30 Sept. 2014, the Morningstar Investment Management group provides comprehensive retirement, investment advisory, and portfolio management services for financial institutions, plans sponsors, and financial advisors around the world. About Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on approximately 479,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 13 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. The company has operations in 27 countries. | ||||
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