DMF, DSM and LEO Announce Portfolio Manager Changes
July 28 2014 - 02:23PM
Business Wire
Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. ("DMF")
Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
("DSM")
Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. ("LEO")
On July 28, 2014, at a meeting of the Board of Directors of DSM
and LEO, the Board approved the appointment of Jeffrey B. Burger as
co-primary portfolio manager for DSM and LEO. Mr. Burger will
co-manage each of DSM and LEO with Daniel A. Barton, who has served
as a primary portfolio manager of each Fund since 2011.
DMF announced that Mr. Barton will serve as sole primary
portfolio manager of DMF. Mr. Barton has served as a co-primary
portfolio manager of DMF since 2011.
The Dreyfus Corporation (“Dreyfus”) continues to be the
investment adviser for DSM, LEO and DMF.
Mr. Barton is a Senior Analyst for Tax Exempt Bonds. In addition
to his research responsibilities, which include utilities,
airports, tobacco securitization, charter schools, and corporate
backed bonds, he co-manages several Dreyfus state-specific and
credit-specific tax exempt bond mutual funds. Mr. Barton joined
Standish Mellon Asset Management (“Standish”), an affiliate of
Dreyfus, in 2005 from Columbia Management Group, where he was a
municipal credit analyst for over 4 years. Previously he was a
chemical engineer with Stone & Webster in Boston, MA. Mr.
Barton earned an M.B.A. from Bentley College and a B.S. in chemical
engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a member
of the Boston Security Analysts Society, the Boston Municipal
Analysts Forum and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts,
holds the CFA® designation and has 13 years of investment
experience.
Mr. Burger, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager for Tax Sensitive
Strategies. He manages tax-sensitive strategies for institutional,
high net worth and mutual fund clients. Previously, he served as a
Senior Analyst for Standish, specializing in land secured and
special tax bonds. Prior to joining Standish in 2009, he worked at
Columbia Management as a portfolio manager and senior research
analyst and previously held a senior level analyst position at
Fitch Ratings. Jeffrey earned an M.P.A. from the Maxwell School of
Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a B.A.
degree, cum laude, in policy studies and public relations from
Syracuse University. He is the Chairman, member of the Executive
Committee, and Board of Governors of the National Federation of
Municipal Analysts and is a former president of the Boston
Municipal Analysts Forum. Jeffrey holds the CFA® designation and
has 16 years of investment experience.
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