Matthew Toms joined Calamos Asset Management as senior vice president and director of fixed income. It is a new position. Mr. Toms and a team of three portfolio managers Brian E. Andersen, Michael Miranda and Timothy S. Musial, all vice presidents are developing new core-plus fixed-income strategies for institutional and retail investors, said Karen Kane, a Calamos spokeswoman. Mr. Toms also will oversee Calamos cash management team.
Mr. Toms was senior vice president and director of taxable fixed income at Northern Trust Global Investments, where Messrs. Andersen, Miranda and Musial were fixed-income portfolio managers. The team managed $5 billion in separate accounts and mutual funds at NTGI. Mr. Toms team management duties have been assumed by Colin Robertson, head of active fixed income, said spokesman John OConnell. The portfolio management duties of each were assumed by other team members, said Mr. OConnell.