Newly appointed Artemis high yield specialist Haris Papadopoulos has been named the top-rated industrials analyst in the prestigious annual Institutional Investor rankings.
Papadopoulos joined the firm last month and works with high yield fund managers Jack Holmes and David Ennett and high yield analyst Darcey Watson.
His appointment means Artemis now has an eight-strong fixed income team, based at its Edinburgh and London offices and led by Head of Fixed Income Stephen Snowden.
Papadopoulos, who will be based in London, joined from Bank of America, where he covered European high yield issuers in sectors including industrials, telcos, energy, shipping and media.
Artemis currently has two dedicated high yield strategies – the Artemis Funds (Lux) Global High Yield Fund, which is an all-maturities portfolio, and the Artemis Funds (Lux) Short-Dated Global High Yield Bond Fund, which focuses on shorter-dated opportunities.
Both funds were launched in 2019 and are jointly managed by Holmes and Ennett. The pair also manage the fixed income portions of the Artemis High Income and Artemis Monthly Distribution Funds, while Ennett co-manages the Artemis Strategic Bond Fund and Holmes co-manages the Artemis Short-Duration Strategic Bond Fund.
Holmes said: “We were very pleased to attract someone of Haris’ quality to work alongside us. We believe the high yield market continues to offer investors very attractive opportunities from a bottom-up, credit-by-credit perspective.”
Ennett added: “Jack and I have long believed the best approach in the high yield markets comes from strong credit analysis away from the bigger issues that make up the largest proportion of indices and benchmark-focused funds.
“High yield continues to offer real diversification and alpha generation opportunities in a period when we are seeing many Western central banks cutting rates.”
Snowden said: “All the members of the fixed income team contribute investment ideas to the full range of funds, so adding more expertise with Haris’ arrival further deepens the investment solutions we can offer clients.”
