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Mr. Richard J.
Aston is a Portfolio Manager at Chikara Investments LLP.
He was promoted to Managing Director in 2008.
In December 2010, he returned to London and joined Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP.
Mr. Aston first moved into the finance industry as an Investment Analyst with Sun Life Asset Management (now part of AXA Investment Managers) in 1992.
After various roles within the asset management team, he was appointed as a Portfolio Manager on the Japanese desk in 1997.
In 2000, he was appointed Head of Japanese equities at Chase Asset Management in London.
Following the merger of Chase Manhattan, Flemings and JPMorgan, he became a member of the JPMorgan Asset Management Japanese Equities team based in London and subsequently in Tokyo, where he worked closely with Jonathan Dobson.
Mr. Aston graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Engineering.
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Chikara Investments LLP
Chikara Investments LLP Investment ManagersFinance Chikara Investments LLP (Chikara) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was co-founded by Angus Coupland and D. Richard Cardiff in 2005 as Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP. They are a subsidiary of CCAM Asia Ltd., which is owned by Coupland Cardiff Management (Cayman) Ltd. The firm manages capacity constrained, index agnostic, long only strategies on behalf of pension funds, family offices and other institutions. Chikara is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 30/11/2010 |
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Chikara Investments LLP
Chikara Investments LLP Investment ManagersFinance Chikara Investments LLP (Chikara) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was co-founded by Angus Coupland and D. Richard Cardiff in 2005 as Coupland Cardiff Asset Management LLP. They are a subsidiary of CCAM Asia Ltd., which is owned by Coupland Cardiff Management (Cayman) Ltd. The firm manages capacity constrained, index agnostic, long only strategies on behalf of pension funds, family offices and other institutions. Chikara is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
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