Alpha Manager Awards 2025

Shalin joined Royal London Asset Management's Fixed Income team in 2008, and is an experienced senior fund manager, responsible for managing corporate bond portfolios including RL Corporate Bond Fund, Sustainable Managed Income, Sustainable Managed Growth and Diversified Asset-Backed Securities funds. Since joining he has been involved in the development and management of Royal London Asset Management’s Buy & Maintain proposition, and remains responsible for managing a range of buy & maintain and active portfolios.

Prior to joining Royal London Asset Management, Shalin worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he was involved in advising clients on a variety of investment solutions, including LDI and strategic asset allocation. Shalin holds a BSc in MORSE (Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics) from the University of Warwick and is a qualified actuary.

Matt is responsible for the management of a variety of sterling corporate bond portfolios, as co-manager of Royal London Sustainable Corporate Bond, Sustainable Managed Growth, Corporate Bond Monthly Income and Corporate Bond, as well as several segregated portfolios. He joined Royal London Asset Management’s Credit team in 2014 as a credit analyst, building a deep understanding of both unsecured corporate bonds and asset backed securities across a variety of sectors, as well as playing a key role in the development of the team’s approach to ESG integration. Matt has a degree in Economics from Durham University, is a CFA Charterholder, and a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).