Williams juggles conventional and index-linked gilts buys to bring consistent performance

City Financial fund manager uses 25 years' experience of fixed income markets to put Strategic Gilt vehicle top of the IMA UK Gilt sector

Ian Williams, chairman and chief executive of Charteris, has managed the City Financial Strategic Gilt fund since its launch in December 2006. With more than 25 years’ experience of equity and fixed income markets, Williams also puts this knowledge to work on Charteris’ Elite Premium growth equity fund – launched in 2001 – which uses a covered option writing strategy. The £57.6m City Financial Strategic Gilt fund is ranked top of the IMA UK Gilts sector over the year to 20 July, up 15.5% against an average 10% increase, according to Morningstar. A distinctive feature of the fund is...