Nicola is a Client Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income in EMEA with responsibility for corporate bond strategies, specifically as they relate to LDI clients. Nicola joined Columbia Threadneedle through the acquisition of BMO GAM (EMEA) in 2021, having previously been with BMO since 2010. Nicola has spent the majority of her time within the Liability Driven Investment team, holding a number of roles including Business Manager, Product Specialist and Portfolio Manager and most recently spent 2 years in Toronto where she developed our Canadian LDI capability. Nicola has a BCom degree in Finance and a post-graduate BCom (Hons) degree in Investment Management, both from the University of Johannesburg.