Andrew Bell

BSc (Econ) Hons, GDipAppFin

Portfolio Manager

• As Portfolio Manager, Andrew is responsible for equity valuation and portfolio construction of both the long-only Bellwether Partners Australian Share Fund and the long/short Bellwether Partners Offshore Strategies Fund.

• Andrew has final responsibility for portfolio construction including determining stock weighting and sectoral exposures. Andrew constructs Bellwether's portfolios using inputs from Bellwether's quantitative and qualitative processes, as well as considering macroeconomic and thematic influences. He conducts risk modelling with Bellwether's proprietary ex-ante multifactor risk model (developed in conjunction with ITG).

• During his tenure as Portfolio Manager, Andrew has developed and introduced several management information screens, improving the efficiency of information flows to allow precise and informed decision making.

• Andrew is a founding executive of the Bellwether Group of Companies, and has 12 years experience in financial markets including analysis and modelling. Prior to his appointment as Portfolio Manager, Andrew was an equities analyst, with responsibility for stock, sectoral and macroeconomic analysis. Before joining Bellwether, Andrew held a number of research and analyst roles at Colonial Stockbroking where he provided macroeconomic analysis and reporting, created and maintained specialist indices, conducted small to mid cap stock analyses and generated Australian equity research reports and market summaries.