Henderson Global Investors has appointed Andrew Griffiths as analyst in its credit team. Griffiths joins a team of eight credit analysts which is part of a team of 22 credit specialists spanning investment grade, high yield, loans and ABS. He joined on 31st August 2010 and reports to Stephen Thariyan, head of credit.

Griffiths has 16 years’ experience in credit analysis, making him one of Henderson’s most experienced credit analysts. He joins Henderson from Insight Investment where he has been a senior credit analyst for two years. Prior to this he held credit analyst roles at UBS, PIMCO Europe and Deutsche Bank.

Commenting, Stephen Thariyan, head of credit and co-fund manager of the Henderson Credit Alpha Fund said: “The success of our Credit Alpha Fund reflects the strength of our credit analysts, whose ideas on both the long and short side drive the return on the portfolio. As a team we have steered this fund through the volatile and frequently illiquid market over the last three years to deliver consistent absolute returns. Andrew is one of the most experienced and best career credit analysts in the City, with a rare combination of buy side and capital markets experience, and his appointment is a reflection of our ambitions to grow our credit business further.”