Phil Strano

Mr. Phil Strano is a Senior Investment Manager at Yarra Funds Management Ltd.
With an extensive career in asset management and institutional banking, Mr. Strano is a Credit Specialist with a deep understanding of the fixed income landscape.
In over 10 years of managing portfolios and over 20 years of analyzing financial markets/securities, he has amassed extensive experience in all major credit segments.
These include listed/unlisted, rated/unrated, investment and sub-investment grade, bonds/loans and derivative instruments.
Prior to joining Yarra Capital Management in May 2017, Mr. Strano spent 8 years with Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) in senior roles managing credit portfolios.
He previously spent approximately 4 years with Challenger as a Senior Analyst and a Portfolio Manager, following more than 10 years with National Australia Bank where he worked first as an Economist and Analyst before moving into the institutional banking team to cover credit.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Latrobe University and a Graduate Diploma Applied Finance and Investment (FINSIA).