Management |
Domicile | Ireland | Legal Structure | Open Ended Investment Company | UCITS | Yes | Inception Date | 31/07/2019 | | Fund Advisor(s) | Lord, Abbett & Co LLC |
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Fund Manager | Steven Rocco | Manager Start Date | 03/10/2016 | Career Start Year | 2001 |
Education | Cornell University, B.A. |
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Biography |
Mr. Rocco is Partner and Director of Taxable Fixed Income of Lord Abbett. Mr. Rocco is a lead portfolio manager for the high yield fixed income strategy and also contributes as portfolio manager to the multi-sector fixed-income strategy. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett in 2004 and was named Partner in 2011. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett as an associate portfolio manager and then transitioned to lead portfolio manager for our short duration and corporate bond strategies. He was previously a Consultant at FactSet. Mr. Rocco received a BA from Cornell University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 2001. |
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Fund Manager | Christopher Gizzo | Manager Start Date | 01/04/2018 |
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Biography |
Christopher J. Gizzo, Portfolio Manager, has joined Lord Abbett in 2008. |
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Fund Manager | Annika Lombardi | Manager Start Date | 01/01/2020 |
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Biography |
Ms. Lombardi joined Lord Abbett in 2017 and has been a member of the team since 2019. Ms. Lombardi was formerly a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at Janus Capital International from 2013 to 2017. |
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Fund Manager | Karen Gunnerson | Manager Start Date | 01/04/2021 | Career Start Year | 2010 |
Education | University of Florida, BS |
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Biography |
Karen Gunnerson is responsible for contributing to the management for the firm’s taxable-fixed income strategies with a focus on high yield and bank loan securities.
Ms. Gunnerson joined Lord Abbett in 2017. Her previous experience includes serving as Investment Grade Credit Desk Strategist at RBC Capital Markets, and as a Corporate Credit Risk Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2010.
She earned a BS in finance from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. |
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Fund Manager | Robert Lee | Manager Start Date | 03/10/2016 | Career Start Year | 1991 |
Education | University of Pennsylvania, B.S. |
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Biography |
Robert A. Lee is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at the Lord Abbett & Company. Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 1997 and was named Partner in 2002. His prior experience includes: Portfolio Manager and Vice President at ARM Capital Advisors; Assistant Portfolio Manager and Assistant Vice President at Kidder Peabody Asset Management; and Fixed Income Research Analyst at The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Lee received a BS from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been in the investment business since 1991. |