Ross Allen

Head of Fund Risk Management (Ireland) at Jupiter Asset Management

Ross Allen, CFA, is the Head of Investment Risk for Jupiter Asset Management (Europe) Limited, the Dublin based UCITS Management Company/AIFM of Jupiter Asset Management (‘Jupiter’). Jupiter is a UK headquartered firm with assets under of management of £60bn and offers a broad range of actively managed investment strategies.

Prior to joining Jupiter in November 2019, Mr Allen was Designated Person for Fund Risk Management with Legal and General Investment Management (“LGIM”)’s Dublin based management company where he was responsible for managing the investment risks across a wide range of investment strategies include LDI, passive and active (both equity and fixed income, AUM ~€200bn), a position he held since July 2018.

Previously, Mr Allen spent 7 years with KB Associates, a third party management company in Dublin, where his focus was on risk and investment management for UCITS and AIFs. He began his career in 2003 and has held roles with HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Macquarie Securities and Investors Bank & Trust. Mr Allen is a CFA Charterholder, a Certified Public Accountant and holds a 1st class in BsC Management (Finance)from the Dublin Institute of Technology. He is a member of Irish Funds Investment Risk Committee, chairman of CFA Ireland’s Advocacy Committee and a regular speaker at industry conferences and events.