PSigma UK Growth Fund Accumulation

Neil Cumming
Located in: London

Neil is a key member of the team managing the PSigma UK Growth Fund, led by PIM's Chief Investment Officer, Tim Gregory. Neil has 20 years investment experience having started with Royal Insurance in 1984 after graduating from Durham University with a degree in Economics and Mathematics. At Royal Insurance Neil passed his Society of Investment Analyst exams and, after three years as an analyst covering a variety of sectors, moved into fund management. In that role he managed a range of retail and institutional UK equity funds, including the Staff Pension Scheme, before moving to Prolific Asset Management in 1997. Neil was part of the team managing the award winning Prolific UK Blue Chip Trust, and ran the Prolific Convertible & Gilt Unit Trust. The team was also responsible for the in-house life fund UK equities worth over £1.5bn. Following Prolific's acquisition by Aberdeen Asset Management, Neil became Head of the Equity Income team, responsible for a product range with c£800m assets and a track record stretching back for 25 years. In 2003 Neil joined Teather & Greenwood Investment Management running both equity income and growth retail funds and building further on his experience of managing non-FTSE100 investments. He joined PIM in May 2004.

Tim Gregory
Located in: Perth, Australia

Tim is the Chief Investment Officer at PIM and brings with him a wealth of investment experience. His primary responsibility is long-term investment strategy. Tim began his city career at AJ Bekhor in 1985 and worked within the Private Client departments of both Quilter Goodison and Buckmaster & Moore before changing direction to pursue a career in the Unit Trust industry. Tim was fortunate to start as part of the Bill Mott team at Credit Suisse and was instrumental in the success enjoyed by many of the funds which resulted in a number of industry awards. In 1994 Tim moved to Prolific as manager of the Extra Income Fund and Head of Smaller Companies. Tim joined Gartmore in 1997 where he was head of UK Retail funds (responsible for circa 2.5bn of assets) and was responsible for a number of Income Unit Trusts. Tim has won various investment awards and in both 1995 and 1999 was nominated for 'Income Fund Manager of the Year'. Tim is 40 years old.