BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Loomis, Sayles & Company announced that effective today, John DeVoy, CFA, returns to the company as a dedicated credit strategist for the flagship full discretion team. Simultaneously, Brian Kennedy and Todd Vandam, CFA, assume full-time portfolio management roles on the full discretion team and will transition their credit strategist responsibilities (investment grade and high yield respectively) to John. Todd, Brian and John will report to Elaine Stokes and Matt Eagan, co-heads of the full discretion team.
“The complexity of global fixed income markets continues to expand as does investor demand across the full discretion product suite. We are pleased that John is back on board to dedicate his full efforts to providing insight on credit trends,” said Elaine Stokes. “Additionally, John’s role allows Brian and Todd the time to focus exclusively on portfolio management. Their promotions are reflective of the excellent work they have done managing various full discretion strategies to date.”
As a dedicated resource for the full discretion team, John’s responsibilities will include:
- Providing insight into cyclical and secular credit trends affecting the investment environment for the full discretion portfolio management team
- Partnering with the firm's various credit analysts and sector teams to form opinions of investment opportunities
- Providing team portfolio managers with specific investment and trade recommendations in the corporate sector across the full discretion product line
As co-portfolio manager on the Loomis Sayles full discretion team, Brian joins veteran fixed income managers Dan Fuss, Elaine Stokes and Matt Eagan on the full suite of Loomis Sayles multisector funds and strategies, which includes the Loomis Sayles Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund. In February 2013, Brian was named co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed Income funds.
Todd is one of the founding co-portfolio managers of the Loomis Sayles strategic alpha strategy that launched in 2010, which currently has $4.4 billion in assets under management. Additionally, Todd is a co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles US high yield strategy (currently $3.5 billion) and Loomis Sayles global high yield strategy ($290 million).
“The Loomis Sayles high yield strategies continue to receive considerable interest from prospects, clients and the consultant community. Todd’s undivided focus on managing these products helps serve the best interest of our clients,” said Elaine.
Biographical information
John DeVoy was a vice
president and high yield credit analyst covering chemicals,
telecommunications and convertible bonds at Loomis Sayles from
2000-2002. He returns to Loomis from Boston University, where he was a
full-time faculty member of the finance department with responsibilities
including MBA Investments, Corporate Finance and Introduction to
Finance. Prior to teaching at BU, John was a managing director at The
Baupost Group from 2005-2013, where he was responsible for sourcing,
analyzing and investing in corporate distressed debt and distressed
structured products. John served as senior analyst for a start-up
capital structure arbitrage hedge fund at Hammerman Capital Management
from 2002-2005. Before his first stint at Loomis Sayles, he was a senior
investment analyst at Liberty Mutual from 1995-2000.
John received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1993 and his MBA with a concentration in finance from Boston College in 1994.
Brian Kennedy started his investment industry career in 1990 as a senior fund accountant at the Boston Company. He joined Loomis Sayles in 1994 as a securitized and government bond trader. He transitioned to the high yield trading desk in 2001, where he initiated Loomis Sayles' trading of bank loans, while also trading high yield, convertibles, derivatives and equities. Brian joined the full discretion investment team as product manager in 2009. In 2013, he was promoted to co-portfolio manager of the investment grade bond products.
Brian is actively involved in the Loomis Sayles mentorship program, undergraduate women's investment network (UWIN) and summer internship programs. He was born and raised on the south shore of Massachusetts and enjoys coaching girls club hockey. Brian earned a BS from Providence College and an MBA from Babson College.
Todd Vandam is a vice president of Loomis, Sayles & Company and co-portfolio manager of the Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund as well as several US high yield and global high yield institutional strategies. He also heads up the firm’s high yield sector team. Todd began his career at Loomis Sayles in 1994 on the high yield trading desk. He was later promoted to high yield credit strategist for the full discretion team.
Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Todd completed the US Army Airborne and US Army Ranger Schools. He was a Field Artillery Officer in the US Army, most recently working as a Fire Support Officer stationed in Panama. Todd is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. He earned a BA in business and economics from Brown University.
About Loomis Sayles
Since 1926, Loomis, Sayles & Company,
L.P. has served the investment needs of institutional and mutual fund
clients. As performance-driven investors seeking exceptional
opportunities, Loomis Sayles employs actively managed disciplines that
combine fundamental research, systematic risk assessment and experienced
portfolio management. This rich tradition has earned Loomis Sayles the
trust and respect of clients worldwide, for whom it manages $229 billion
in assets as of March 31, 2016.
About Natixis Global Asset Management
Natixis Global Asset
Management serves thoughtful investment professionals worldwide through
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insights to empower more intelligent investing. Uniting over 20
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