SWIP European Real Estate Income

Steven Maxwell
Located in: Edinburgh

Steven is an investment director and Head of European equities and REITs at SWIP. He is responsible for the investment process and performance of all our European equity and REIT funds and for managing European equity portfolios for institutional clients. Before joining SWIP in 2004, Steven worked for Standard Life Investments for nine years as part of the European equity team. He managed the company's Irish equity funds, prior to concentrating on European portfolios. When sector analysis was introduced in 1998 he concentrated on the banking sector, together with ongoing portfolio management responsibilities. Prior to joining Standard Life, he worked for Dunedin Fund Managers as a fixed income manager between 1994 and 1995. Steven began his investment career with the Life Association of Scotland in 1987 with responsibility for sterling money market and foreign exchange analysis, before managing the company's Irish equity fund from 1989.

Nigel Bolton
Located in: Edinburgh

Nigel is an investment director and head of European equities. He is responsible for the investment process and performance of all our European and pan European equity funds. Prior to SWIP, Nigel was managing director and head of European equities at Citigroup Asset Management, and was head of European investment at WP Stewart (Europe). Nigel also has extensive experience with UK equities, having been a portfolio manager with Abbey Life and an analyst with Barclays De Zoete Wedd and Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers. Nigel has a BA (Hons) in economics from the University of Nottingham. He is a fellow of the Securities Institute, a member of UKSIP and an associate of CFAI. Nigel has a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Nottingham. He is a Fellow of The Securities Insitiute, Member of SIP(UK) and Associate of AIMR.