Meet the Investment Influencers: Morningstar's Ruli Viljoen

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In this week's Investment Influencers video interview, profiling the most respected individuals who select funds, decide ratings or otherwise influence the allocation of investor fund flows, we chat to Ruli Viljoen.

Viljoen is head of manager selection for Morningstar's Investment Management group in the EMEA region. In this role, she is responsible for driving the research efforts of the investment team to ensure best ideas are reflected in the Morningstar client portfolios and client panels, as well as ensuring there is a ‘buy' list of suitable alternative funds at all times. In addition, Viljoen is involved in the management of a number of key client relationships and is also a member of a number of Morningstar's internal committees, including the Investment Committee and the Portfolio Review Com...

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