Active Fixed-Income

Tade Adebajo works at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) with the Active Fixed Income team as a Credit Analyst. He is responsible for the analysis and coverage of various companies in the Natural Resources space. He is a CFA charterholder and has a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from McGill University.

Yibo Zhang joined BMO Global Asset Management’s (BMO GAM) Active Fixed Income team in 2022 as an Investment Analyst. Before joining BMO GAM, he was a quantitative analyst at another Toronto-based fixed income asset manager. Prior to that, he was a junior trader at a proprietary trading firm. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master of Mathematical Finance and a Bachelor of Applied Science.

Julie joined BMO Global Asset Management’s (BMO GAM) the Active Fixed Income team in October 2021 where she is responsible for fundamental credit analysis across both high yield and investment grade debt within a variety of sectors. She has a Bachelors of Commerce from Ryerson University and has passed the CFA Level 1 Exam.

Kushal joined BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) in December 2021 with five years of prior credit experience in India. He covers financial institutions and works in conjunction with the credit team as well as the portfolio manager. He was previously a senior analyst with DBRS Morningstar as part of the financial institutions team. He graduated from the Master of Finance program from Queen’s University and is a CFA charterholder.

Silverius joined BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) in September 2021 as a Senior Credit Analyst responsible for both investment grade and high yield corporate bonds. He has over 10 years of credit research experience at S&P Global Ratings (S&P), most recently as an Associate Director in S&P Canada. At S&P Canada, he was the primary analyst for Canadian investment grade and high yield names for the Telecom, Media & Entertainment and Technology sectors. Prior to joining the Canadian S&P team, he worked with S&P’s European team, covering the European Healthcare and Consumer Product sectors across the credit spectrum. At S&P he was also involved in a variety of rating methodology development and ESG projects. Silverius holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Mumbai.

Simon Hutchison is a Client Portfolio Manager on the Active Fixed Income team at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM). Simon is responsible for representing the organization’s fixed income strategies in the institutional, intermediary and affiliate channels of distribution and supporting the growth of the business. Prior to joining BMO GAM in March 2022, Simon worked for a global investment management firm, specializing in providing delegated investment solutions to institutional investors. Simon’s experience includes investment strategy, relationship management, asset allocation, risk management, governance, and investment policy guidance. He is a CFA charterholder, CAIA charter holder, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, and holds a Master of Risk Management from the Beedie School of Business.

Gordon Rumble is a Portfolio Manager on the Active Fixed Income team at BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) with expertise in both government and corporate bonds. He has been with the team for several years in positions of increasing responsibility, developing a broad skillset in both the domestic fixed income sector and global markets. Outside of his government and investment grade corporate expertise, he also has experience in high yield bonds, emerging markets, foreign exchange and fixed income derivatives. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Dorothy joined BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) in 1993. Focused on money market mandates, she participates in the formation of interest rate forecasts, sector mix strategies and credit analysis. Previously, she worked for a major Canadian insurance company, in equity analysis and trading but primarily in fixed income. Dorothy brings over three decades of experience dedicated primarily to money market investments. She graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Earl Davis joined BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) in 2020 and brings over 25 years of fixed income experience. Prior to joining BMO GAM, Earl led an investment division responsible for managing over $85 billion of fixed income assets at a best-in-class pension organization where he had oversight over the provincial, nominal, inflation and global bond market portfolios. Notably, he worked closely with the risk management division to rewrite the repo, leverage & liquidity policies and procedures following the Global Financial Crisis. Earl currently sits on the FSRA Pension Sector Technical Advisory Committee where he participates in the development of FSRA guidance by providing advice on technical issues and proposed legislation and regulations within Canada. He is a CFA charter holder and has an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Andrew joined BMO Asset Management Inc.’s active fixed income team as a portfolio manager in 2005, and has over 21 years of experience in managing fixed income portfolios. Andrew oversees portfolios with an emphasis on the interest anticipation aspects of government bond sectors.

Prior to joining BMO AM, he managed a mix of mutual funds, pooled assets, and segregated private client portfolios for a major institutional investor. Andrew holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor, a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics) from the University of Western Ontario and received his CFA designation in 1999.