Mark Peden, investment manager, is a member of the global equities team, is the architect of and has been the lead investment manager of the Aegon Global Equity Income strategy since its inception in 2011. European equities are his main area of research expertise. Mark has been in the industry since 1992 and started with the firm the same year. Over his tenure Mark has held a number of positions and managed a range of both International and European equity funds. He graduated from the University of York and the University of California (Santa Barbara) with a BSc honours degree in Economics with Politics. He a CFA charterholder and is also a member of both the CFA Institute and the CFA Soc