F & C North America Fund Class 1 Accumulation Units

Rupert Della-Porta
Located in: London

Rupert Della-Porta, Director, Head of US Equities Rupert has over 17 years of investment experience. He joined F&C in 2003 and is the lead fund manager of the F&C North American Fund. Rupert started his career in 1987 at Henderson Investors where he worked in both the London and New York Offices as a fund manager. In 1996 he joined Hill Samuel Asset management as investment director before moving to Aberdeen Asset Managers in 2000 as Head of North American Equities. Rupert has an MSc in Philosophy from the University of York and is an associate member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Simon Clinch
Located in: London

Simon Clinch is Director, US Equities at F&C. He joined the company in May 2005 in order to contribute to both stock selection and quantitative screening capabilities on the US Equity team. Simon has been in the investment management industry since 1997. He was most recently Head of North American Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management, where he managed a team of 4 fund managers responsible for about US$1.5 billion of US assets. Simon has a double first in mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, and was awarded the CFA Charter in 2001.