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Heather Jackson
Head of SRI
BA(Hons)(Ec), CFA
Heather was one of the founding partners and Head of Fixed Interest of African Harvest Fund Managers since 1999, and was recognised as one of the leading bond managers in South Africa. African Harvest was acquired by CAM in 2006. Heather started her career as an economics and bond analyst at Merrill Lynch and subsequently spent three years working as a bond portfolio manager at Southern Life Asset Managers. Heather took over as Head of Investec’s Fixed Interest team in 1997, then joined Prudential Portfolio Managers in late 1998. Later Heather left, to set up African Harvest Fund Managers. Cadiz Asset Management have formed a pioneering joint venture with a social profit organization called GreaterGood SA in order to promote multiple returns for our investment products – commercial returns with a truly high social impact. The Principal Officers Association (POA), supported by Global Pensions UK, recently recognised Heather’s expertise and contribution to the Social Responsibility fund management industry by awarding Cadiz Asset Management with the “SRI Investor Of The Year (2009)” award. Heather is also very involved in advocacy for SRI in South Africa, and is currently the chairperson of the sub-committee on Responsible Investing for the Association for Savings and Investment in South Africa (ASISA). With almost 18 years investment experience, Heather has shared knowledge in numerous learning forums over the years. |
