Biography
Hamlin Lovell, CFA, is Contributing Editor for The Hedge Fund Journal, which he has written for since 2010 and he also contributes to the Dow Jones publication EFinancialNews. Until 2013 he was a portfolio manager at IMQubator. Previously, he worked at London-based currency manager Millennium Global Investments as co-manager of a fund of funds. Lovell also carried out hedge fund research for Duration Asset Management and The Capital Partnership. He has also done equity analysis for independent research house Ideaglobal and economic analysis for the UK Government. In addition, Lovell has written blog posts for the AllAboutAlpha thought forum that is owned by the CAIA Association. He has served as a grader for the CFA exams, and he contributes to CAIA curriculum development. Lovell also holds the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst), FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and IMC (Investment Management Certificate) designations. He holds an economics degree from the University of Leicester.
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