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Neal Smith

Lead Portfolio Manager Emerging Markets

BCom (Hons), CA (SA)

Neal started his investment career at Alliance Bernstein (South Africa) as an Emerging Markets Equity Analyst after completing his articles at BDO Spencer Steward. In 2005 he moved to the company’s London office where he co-managed a US$2 billion international portfolio active in emerging markets for institutional and retail clients. In 2007 he joined GLG Partners in London, a large European hedge fund, to manage a global sector equity long/short fund with a large emerging market exposure. Two years later he moved on to Carlson Capital as an Equity Research Analyst. After moving back to Cape Town in 2012, Neal joined Sanlam Investment Management Global, which later became Denker Capital, as an Equity Analyst and later Portfolio Manager. He launched the Denker Global Emerging Markets Fund in 2015. Neal joined All Weather Capital in August 2019 to launch the Emerging Market strategy.

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