Funds of Funds

Meet the team

Alastair Irvine

Investment Director, Independent Funds/Merlin

Algy Smith-Maxwell

Research Director, Independent Funds/Merlin

Amanda Sillars

Investment Manager & ESG Investment Director, Independent

David Lewis

Investment Manager, Independent Funds/Merlin

George Fox

Investment Manager, Independent Funds/Merlin

John Chatfeild-Roberts

Investment Manager, Jupiter Independent Funds/Merlin

Venetia Campbell

Investment Analyst, Independent Funds/Merlin

Related insights

26.02.2024

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The West’s diplomacy has failed Ukraine

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

07.06.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: On tax, the devil is in the detail

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

02.07.2024

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Do you hear the drums of discontent?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

03.06.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Central bankers in a bind

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

30.08.2024

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Can price controls ever work?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

06.09.2024

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Should you be worried about German politics?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

05.03.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Sunak talks tough on defence

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

12.04.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: US inflation moves stubbornly sideways

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

19.03.2024

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Old challenges for any new government

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

26.07.2024

18 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Debt and deficits plague the West

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

13.09.2024

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The ECB faces the hardest interest rate challenge

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

24.05.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The election race is on

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

02.02.2024

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Dear Jeremy / Dear Andrew

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

11.10.2024

19 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Rachel through the Looking Glass

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

21.06.2024

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Spotlight on Labour’s economic plans

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

09.08.2024

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: How clean can electricity become?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

20.05.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: This blue and pleasant land?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

27.02.2024

12 mins

On our bookshelf: the Merlin team’s spring reading

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

22.04.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Diplomatic leverage in short supply

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

22.03.2024

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The rehabilitation of The Iron Lady

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

19.07.2024

20 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Can the US constitution endure Trump?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

14.06.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: NATO’s disunited ‘Band of Brothers’

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

02.08.2024

9 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: A battle of wills on interest rates

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

26.01.2024

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The countdown to 5th November

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

09.02.2024

8 mins

Merlin Macro: `Securonomics,’ now you see it, now you don’t

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

09.07.2024

20 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Government requires effective challenge

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

12.07.2024

21 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Is NATO really as united as it claims?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

12.03.2024

12 mins

Jupiter Merlin Weekly: Hunt’s budget pleases hardly anyone

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

27.09.2024

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Is Labour heading in the wrong direction?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

07.08.2024

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Stock markets get the jitters

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

18.10.2024

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Have Labour painted themselves into a corner?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

07.10.2024

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Why are markets acting so calmly?

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

05.04.2024

16 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: A threat to the rules-based order

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

28.03.2024

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Interpreting the Fed’s policy signals

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

16.02.2024

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: 24 hours to forget for the Tories

John Chatfeild-Roberts, Algy Smith-Maxwell, Alastair Irvine, Amanda Sillars, Venetia Campbell, George Fox, David Lewis

  • Multi-manager

12.01.2024

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: A death and a birthday in the EU family

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

04.12.2024

4 mins

Outlook 2025: Trump’s agenda has economic consequences

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

29.11.2024

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: European powers on shaky political ground

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

09.12.2024

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: In France, Germany - debt rises, government falls

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

20.12.2024

9 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: 2024 in retrospect

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

10.01.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Is there method to Trump’s madness?

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

17.01.2025

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Writing Joe Biden’s report card

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

24.01.2025

11 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: ‘Here’s Donny!’ – Trump at Davos

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

31.01.2025

7 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Is the UK government all at sea on growth?

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

07.02.2025

13 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Trump is using tariffs as political levers

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

14.02.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Trump, Reeves and Macron have big debt problems

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

28.02.2025

12 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Trump’s unpredictability upends global norms

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

07.03.2025

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: ‘America First’ leaves Europe floundering

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

17.03.2025

8 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: ‘Germany is back!’… or is it?

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

21.03.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Problems mount at 11 Downing Street

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

28.03.2025

15 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Tinkering at the edges of the UK economy

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

04.04.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Trump follows through on tariff pledge

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

09.04.2025

10 mins

Jupiter Merlin team react to tariffs and market volatility

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

11.04.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: The UK’s debt problem makes it vulnerable

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

17.04.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Trump and the new world disorder

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

25.04.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Dollar deliberations

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

09.05.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: Is Reform ready to govern?

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

16.05.2025

10 mins

Merlin Weekly Macro: China, Russia, and the emerging geopolitical reality

Jupiter Merlin Team

  • Multi-manager

21.02.2025

120 mins

Call to Arms: a Strategic Blueprint for National Security

Alastair Irvine

  • Multi-manager