David Buckle, Head of Benchmark Relative Return Strategies Executive Director, UBS (London and Bristol)

David Buckle is Head of Benchmark Relative Return Strategies in the Asset Allocation & Currency team within Global Investment Solutions (GIS). He is the lead portfolio manager on a number of benchmark relative strategies including UK and European Balanced.

As a member of the Asset Allocation & Currency Committee, David also contributes to strategy setting across the full range of GIS capabilities.

David joined UBS Global Asset Management in 2009 having previously been Head of Non-US Fixed Income at Principal Global Investors in London. Prior to joining Principal in 2007, he worked at BlackRock (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers) as Head of Currency Management and Lee Overlay Partners as Head of Research. He started his career in 1993 as a quantitative analyst at JP Morgan Investment Management.

Alongside his extensive fixed income and currency experience, David has a strong academic background and has published a number of articles about risk measurement and active management.