About Jacobus Lacock
Jacobus joined Fairtree in 2011 and is a Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager & Macro Strategist as well as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in the Investment team. Prior to joining Fairtree, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London, where he served as UK Head of Fixed Income and Currency Product Management. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and is a CFA® charterholder.
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