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Laura Suter is head of personal finance at AJ Bell. She is a multi-award winning former financial journalist, having specialised in investments. Laura joined AJ Bell from the Daily Telegraph, where she was investment editor. She has previously worked for adviser publications Money Marketing and Money Management, and has worked for an investment publication in New York. She has a degree in Journalism Studies from University of Sheffield.

Steven joined Baillie Gifford in 2004 and is Head of the Income Research Team. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Steven was a Fixed Income Investment Manager with Scottish Widows. His experience includes seven years undertaking analysis and research for the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, and involvement in managing the UK’s foreign exchange reserves. Steven graduated BAcc (Hons) in Economics and Accountancy from the University of Glasgow in 1992 and MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick in 1993.

Roland Arnold, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager, is a member of the Emerging Companies within the Fundamental Equity Division of BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. Roland has managed the BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust since April 2018 and been managing Small & Mid Cap UK Equity Portfolios since 2006. His service with the firm dates back to 2000. Roland earned a BA(Hons) in Economics and Management from Leeds University in 1998.

Richard joined Schroders in 1993 and has managed the successful Schroder Asian Income Fund since its 2006 inception, with a strong track record of investing in Asian markets. As well as managing Income mandates, Richard has managed funds focused on growth for since 2007. He is also the fund manager of two investment trusts - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund and Schroder Oriental Income Fund.