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Niall Gallagher

Niall Gallagher - Investment Director


Niall Gallagher, Investment Director, is responsible for the management of European Equity funds.

Prior to joining GAM Investments in November 2009, he worked as a portfolio manager managing Continental and pan-European equities at T. Rowe Price for two years. Before that, he was at BlackRock for nine years managing both Continental and pan-European equity strategies. He began his career as an economist at the Bank of England. Niall holds a BA in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, an MSc in Economics and Finance from Warwick University, and is a CFA charterholder. He is based in London. 

Niall Gallagher

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Investment Opinions
Smart diversification: European equities’ role as portfolio de-concentrators
24 October 2024

With global equities more than ever dominated by US stocks and US equities themselves increasingly skewed towards the tech sector, Niall Gallagher analyses the role European equities could play as portfolio diversifiers.

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Hyper Active: Targeting stock-specific risk among Europe’s global winners
13 September 2024

Our Hyper Active series explores how GAM Investments’ portfolio managers – across both equities and fixed income - aim to harness the potential of active management to deliver better results for clients. In the latest edition, we spotlight Niall Gallagher, Investment Director, European Equities.

Investment Opinions
Euro SMIDs - Are they unusually cheap versus the rest of the market?
04 July 2024

With many of the market’s biggest names powering the rally in European equities, there has been much talk over recent weeks about whether European small and mid-caps look cheap compared to their large peers. Niall Gallagher analyses the long-term structural factors at play, suggesting that, while SMIDs are attractively valued, they really are no cheaper than their larger counterparts.

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Decarbonising Europe - how net zero is energising European equities
06 June 2024

Delivering on net zero commitments by 2050 will be very challenging, affecting every industry and requiring vastly more resources than many policymakers appreciate, or will admit to their electorates. But for investors, the ambitious drive towards decarbonisation is presenting compelling opportunities across a range of European companies.

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Five structural trends for Europe – Niall Gallagher
17 April 2024

Five structural trends for Europe – Niall Gallagher

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Three managers named FE Fund Info Alpha Managers 2023
February 2023

Anthony Smouha, CEO of Atlanticomnium S.A. and manager of GAM’s credit opportunities strategy; Niall Gallagher, manager of GAM’s European equity strategies; and Adrian Owens, manager of GAM’s global rates strategy, have been named FE Fund Info Alpha Managers for 2023.

The Alpha Manager Rating is a quantitative rating that distinguishes the top UK fund managers based on alpha generation and outperformance across their career history. Only the top 10% of UK managers receive this accolade.

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GAM is proud to have once again been awarded three prestigious German Sauren Gold Medals
October 2021

Paul McNamara received his gold medal in the Absolute Return Emerging Markets segment, joined by Tim Love in the Emerging Market Equities category and Niall Gallagher for his European Equities strategy.

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Three managers awarded FE fundinfo Alpha Manager Ratings
February 2021

GAM’s Niall Gallagher and Mark Hawtin and Anthony Smouha, CEO of Atlanticomnium, have been awarded FE fundinfo Alpha Manager Ratings. The Alpha Manager Rating is a quantitative rating that distinguishes the top 10% of UK fund managers across their career history.

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Three GAM managers win gold medals at the Sauren Golden Awards 2020
October 2020

At this year's Sauren Golden Awards in Germany, Investment Directors Paul McNamara, Tim Love and Niall Gallagher were recognised for their performance in emerging market debt, emerging market equities and European equities, respectively.