Andrew Dowse (Bcom (Hons))
Andrew joined Grindrod Asset Management in early 2013 and is currently a Portfolio Manager. Andrew has worked as a Product Development Analyst at Symmetry within the Old Mutual Group and then in the offshore hedge fund division at Maitland. Prior to joining Grindrod Asset Management, Andrew worked at Insinger de Beaufort BNP Paribas, a boutique asset manager and family wealth office. The company’s head office is in Amsterdam and the parent company BNP Paribas is based in Paris. As a member of the investment committee Andrew was responsible for global fund research, analysing all investment products including the more exotic asset classes of hedge funds and structured products. He was also responsible for much of the reporting and analysis of client portfolios including attribution reports and compliance with GIPS reporting standards. He also traded and balanced all offshore and local private client investment mandates and was actively involved in the management of the South African Fund of Funds within the firm.
Raymond Shapiro
Raymond started his career at The Standard Bank Group, completing his articles under their TOPP programme, and specialising in financial management. In 2007 he joined Melville Douglas Investment Management as an equity analyst, later also becoming a portfolio manager in both domestic and global portfolio management. Raymond joined Counterpoint Asset Management in 2014, where he is the Head of Quality and portfolio manager of both domestic and global equities.
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