London-headquartered ECM Asset Management, the fixed income and credit manager which is owned by US giant Wells Fargo, has appointed Chris Telfer as specialist portfolio manager.

Telfer will trade financials and sovereigns across ECM’s strategies, reporting to Ross Pamphilon, co-chief investment officer and portfolio manager. 

Telfer began his career at Morgan Stanley working on the convertible bonds desk. Before joining ECM, Telfer spent three years as a credit trader at Barclays Capital in London where he gained experience on the credit flow financials, credit derivative and leverage loans and distressed trading desks.

ECM currently manages $8.5 billion of European fixed income credit assets.