Fixed-Income Funds: Top-Performing Female Fund Managers

Lisa Coleman, JPMorgan

Lisa Coleman brings over four decades of experience to the global corporate credit field. As the head of the Global Investment Grade Corporate Credit team within the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities group at JPMorgan, coleman established the team upon joining the firm in 2008. The team has grown to include 12 global investment-grade credit portfolio managers who oversee a total of $72 billion in assets under management.

Coleman is the lead portfolio manager for the JPM Global Corporate Bond Fund,a role she has held since its inception in February 2009. The fund,with approximately $6.3 billion in assets, has consistently outperformed its peers and category index on both an absolute and risk-adjusted basis, a testament to strong security and sector selection across various market conditions.

Prior to JPMorgan, Coleman held important roles at Schroders Investment Management for eight years, Allmerica Financial for six years, and Brown Brothers Harriman for five years. She also gained experience at Merrill Lynch, Travelers Insurance Company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Her extensive background solidifies her reputation as a leading specialist in the global investment-grade corporate arena.

Saida Eggerstedt, Schroders

Saida Eggerstedt has nearly three decades of experience in financial markets, managing a diverse range of fixed-income strategies, including those focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and sustainability.

Eggerstedt joined Schroders in August 2019 and currently serves as the head of enduring credit. She manages dedicated sustainability portfolios, including SISF Sustainable Euro Credit, SISF Carbon Neutral credit, and SISF Social Impact credit as their inception, as well as an ESG credit mandate. As of Dec. 31, 2024, these four funds account for £2.9 billion in assets. Her role encompasses corporate engagements, sustainable bonds, climate and transition portfolios, impact opportunities, and sustainability regulations.The Schroder ISF Sustainable Euro credit fund has consistently outperformed its peers and category index under her leadership, primarily due to strong security selection.

before joining Schroders, Eggerstedt was the lead ESG portfolio manager and head of corporates/financials for Deka Investments as mid-2011. From 2008 to 2011, she worked at Standard Life Investment in Edinburgh as an investment director within fixed income and lead portfolio manager for ESG credit portfolios, while also working as a credit analyst. Her career also includes roles at Union Investment in Frankfurt and Deka Investments.

Paola Binns, Royal London

Paola Binns is recognized as one of the most experienced portfolio managers in the sterling corporate credit space, bringing over 35 years’ experience in bond markets. Binns joined Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) in 2007 as a fund manager. After developing the firm’s sterling credit capabilities, she was appointed head of sterling credit (recently reestablished as the credit team at the end of 2024) in 2021.

Prior to RLAM, binns worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management, where she managed sterling credit assets. Her career spans experience across European corporate bonds, goverment bonds, and emerging-markets debt. Binns leverages strong analytical capabilities to add value and manage research-intensive, bottom-up-driven corporate bond strategies. These strategies favor secured bonds within sectors such as covered bonds, real estate, social housing, and structured bonds, with an emphasis on strong covenants and securitized structures.

Binns has been the lead manager of Royal London Short Duration Credit Fund since its inception in November 2013.The fund’s absolute and risk-adjusted return profile compares favorably against its benchmark and peers, driven by strong security selection. It outperformed its GBP Corporate Bond – Short Term peers in 10 out of 11 full calendar years and finished within the top decile of the peer group in nine out of 11 years. Along with the above strategy, Binns is also lead manager for Royal london Sterling Credit Fund and Royal London Investment Grade Short Dated Credit Fund. As of Dec. 31, 2024, these three funds account for £6.5 billion in AUM.