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James Macdonald

Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Fixed Income, Investment Grade

James is a managing director and senior portfolio manager on the BlueBay Fixed Income team, focussing on Global Leveraged Finance and Investment Grade. He joined the firm in 2007 as a financials analyst within the Investment Grade team. His experience and knowledge of the European banking sector has been widely utilised within the firm by both the Investment Grade and High Yield teams. He was instrumental in the successful launch of the BlueBay Financial Capital Bond Fund in January 2015 and has made a significant contribution to its peer group-leading performance since inception. Prior to joining the firm, James spent three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an assurance and advisory executive covering financial institutions. He is a qualified chartered accountant and holds an MA (Hons) degree from the University of Edinburgh. James is a CFA charterholder.