Charteris People

Ian Williams, FSI

Chairman and Chief Executive
Fellow of the Securities Institute
 

Ian Wiiliams has more than 25 years' experience of Equity and Fixed Income markets, covering sales, research, market making and proprietary trading. He was a Member of the London Stock Exchange for many years before joining Chase Manhattan Bank. He subsequently worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson ultimately becoming head of Bond options.
The Funds run by Ian Williams include the City Financial Gilt Fund, which uses a covered option writing strategy as part of the investment process. Since it’s launch in December 2006 the fund is the best performing UK Gilt fund in its sector (source LIPPER and Morningstar ). This covered-call strategy is also applied to the Elite Charteris Premium Growth Fund, which is four-star rated by Morningstar and A-rated by Citywire as of June 30, 2009.

Ian Williams is a Fellow of the Securities Institute.