Profile
Prior to joining the firm, he was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Opus Investment Management, the investment arm of Allmerica Financial Corporation.
Mr. Chau spent ten years with Allmerica, where he managed general account fixed income assets for its insurance subsidiaries and separate accounts for external clients across a variety of mandates.
Earlier, he was an investment banker with PaineWebber.
Mr. Chau earned an MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1991 and a BA in Computer Science from Boston University (magna cum laude) in 1988.
Former positions of Benson Chau
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STW Fixed Income Management
STW Fixed Income Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1977, STW Fixed Income Management is a registered investment advisor and specialty bond manager located in Carpinteria, California. The firm manages portfolios of taxable and tax-exempt bonds for high net-worth individuals, wealthy families, insurance companies, nuclear decommissioning trusts and settlement trusts. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-06-29 |
Opus Investment Management, Inc.
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Opus Investment Management, Inc. (Opus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. They began as the asset management division of the former State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America (State Mutual), incorporated in 1844 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985, doing business first as SMA Financial Corp. and then as Allmerica Asset Management, reflecting corporate parentage. In 2003, their name was changed to Opus Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) (previously Allmerica Financial Corp.). Opus generally offers discretionary investment advisory services on fixed income products to institutional investors such as insurance companies, self-insurance groups and other financial institutions. For some of their clients that wish to have equity market exposure, the firm also offers advisory services related to mutual funds and exchange traded funds. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 2005-05-30 |
PaineWebber, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Allmerica Financial Corp. /Fixed Universal Life Ins Bus/ | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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New York University | Masters Business Admin |
Boston University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Opus Investment Management, Inc.
Opus Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Opus Investment Management, Inc. (Opus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. They began as the asset management division of the former State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America (State Mutual), incorporated in 1844 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985, doing business first as SMA Financial Corp. and then as Allmerica Asset Management, reflecting corporate parentage. In 2003, their name was changed to Opus Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) (previously Allmerica Financial Corp.). Opus generally offers discretionary investment advisory services on fixed income products to institutional investors such as insurance companies, self-insurance groups and other financial institutions. For some of their clients that wish to have equity market exposure, the firm also offers advisory services related to mutual funds and exchange traded funds. | Finance |
STW Fixed Income Management
STW Fixed Income Management Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1977, STW Fixed Income Management is a registered investment advisor and specialty bond manager located in Carpinteria, California. The firm manages portfolios of taxable and tax-exempt bonds for high net-worth individuals, wealthy families, insurance companies, nuclear decommissioning trusts and settlement trusts. | Finance |
Allmerica Financial Corp. /Fixed Universal Life Ins Bus/ | Finance |
PaineWebber, Inc. | Finance |
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