Dr. Nai-fu Chen Joins Anfield Capital Management

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Oct. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- Anfield Capital Management (ACM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Nai-fu Chen has joined the firm.  Nai-fu joins Anfield to advance its risk factor based investment approach known as Global Multi-Asset Strategies (GMAS) and has become a member of the ACM Investment Committee.  In this capacity, Nai-fu will work closely with Mr. Peter van der Zilver, lead portfolio manager of GMAS.

Dr. Nai-fu Chenrecently retired as Professor of Finance at the Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine and the Department of Finance at the School of Business and Management at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.  His key areas of research involve the following areas:

·         Stability of currency and financial systems

·         Macroeconomic impact on investing

·         Economic forces (GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, credit risks, etc.) and their affect on the stock market (w/R. Roll and S. Ross, 1986)

·         Hedge funds:  asset allocations and portfolio management

Nai-fu’s research has appeared in various prestigious publications, including the Journal of Business, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the International Review of Finance.  Along with his many publications and academic accomplishments, he is one of the top 20 thinkers in the field of Finance, Asset and Market Behavior.  Nai-fu is named in “Who’s Who in Economics.”   He serves as an advisor to several central banks and monetary authorities.

"We are delighted to have Nai-fu join us and for the opportunity to continue our 25 year relationship which began when I was his student at the Merage School of Business.

I am highly confident Nai-fu's contributions to the refinement and ongoing evolution of the Global Multi-Asset Strategy (GMAS) process and team will benefit Anfield's clients immensely."

David Young, Founder & CEO

About Anfield Capital Management

Anfield Capital Management was founded with the vision of combining institutional quality investment control, characterized by seeking outperformance and enlightened risk control, with consultative solutions-orientated client service.

The core of the Anfield Capital team has worked together for more than 15 years and has 150 years of combined experience managing billions of dollars in client assets over the long term. Anfield Capital is the money management arm of Anfield Group, LLC, which was founded by David Young, CFA in 2009 and is based in Newport Beach, Calif.  For more information, please visit www.anfieldcapital.com (http://www.anfieldfunds.com/).