Our Speakers
Opening the Conference
Before the meetings start, the market context. Roger Lee gives the macro view - where the UK sits going into the final quarter. Roland Arnold gives the view from the money: what a major small-cap allocator is actually buying, and why.
HEAD OF EQUITY STRATEGY
CAVENDISH PLC
Roger Lee
Roger is currently Head of Equity Strategy and has been in the equity market for almost 30 years having started his broking career with Cazenove & Co and subsequently HSBC James Capel, JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank.
He has covered UK, European and US equities and serviced clients in UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia when living in Hong Kong. Most recently he was Head of UK Equity Strategy at Investec.
Roger is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Physics graduate and a frustrated Politician.
DIRECTOR & PORTFOLIO MANAGER BLACKROCK
Roland Arnold
Roland is Director and Portfolio Manager, is a member of the Emerging Companies Team in the BlackRock’s Fundamental Active Equity Group.
Roland's primary responsibility is managing small and mid cap UK equity portfolios, including the BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund, which he has managed since August 2012 and the BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund which he has managed since March 2015.
Roland is also responsible for researching Industrials. Roland's service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006.
