Citywire: Mistakes Were Made

A godfather of gatekeepers, Bob Boyda reflects on a life in manager selection and some of the mistakes he made along the way.  
He tells Alex and Frank about the dangers of digging for undiscovered managers, red flags in China (pun very much intended) and reveals a killer question all fund buyers should be asking PMs.  
Bob is the former head of capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management. During his time there, he designed and ran the firm’s multi-manager portfolios, setting asset allocation and selecting PMs to run subadvised funds.  

Show Notes

A godfather of gatekeepers, Bob Boyda reflects on a life in manager selection and some of the mistakes he made along the way.  

He tells Alex and Frank about the dangers of digging for undiscovered managers, red flags in China (pun very much intended) and reveals a killer question all fund buyers should be asking PMs.  

Bob is the former head of capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management. During his time there, he designed and ran the firm’s multi-manager portfolios, setting asset allocation and selecting PMs to run subadvised funds.  

What is Citywire: Mistakes Were Made?

Hosts Alex Steger, Frank Talbot, and Chris Sloley ask the best investors about their worst mistakes, and (crucially) what they learned from them.

We hear from some of the brightest minds in markets, advice, and analysis to glean their gravest errors and discover how they beat their blunders to become better investors today.