Alan Miller

Alan is an accomplished investment manager whose 29 years expertise in fund management puts him amongst a handful of the highly respected UK fund managers. He has managed money for a wide range of clients — retail, institutional and private clients, and also has experience across a wide range of asset classes — equities, property, fixed interest and alternative assets. Alan Miller is the Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer of SCM Direct with over 28 years expertise in fund management But his contrarian mind-set and principled approach to managing money led him to believe that after the financial crisis of 2008 there needed to be a radically different approach to looking after clients’ money. This led him to launch SCM.Alan’s innovative spirit saw him launch the first UK equity long/short hedge fund in 1997, which compounded at 17.2% p.a., compared to the FTSE All-Share Index return of 4.0%, over the 9.5 years Alan managed the hedge fund.Alan previously managed the Jupiter Investment Trust, which became the New Star Investment Trust, from its inception in May 2000 to the end of June 2006. During this period the net asset value per share rose by 47.5% against a 0.2% fall in the FTSE All-Share Index.