Threadneedle to set up commodities team

David Donora has joined Threadneedle as executive director to head up a new Commodities team. ...

David Donora has joined Threadneedle as executive director to head up a new Commodities team. Reporting to William Frewen, head of fixed income at the firm, Donora will be responsible for setting up and growing a commodities business. He will also be involved in the launch of a Commodities Hedge fund, the firm plans to launch in the autumn. Prior to joining Threadneedle, David worked for Man Group subsidiary, MF Global UK, as head of structured OTC derivatives. “We are positive on the outlook for commodities as a growth contributor to our business and it will broaden the range of inves...