Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund names Uhrig, McNichols primary, secondary portfolio managers

By Caroline Salls

Pittsburgh, Jan. 24 - Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund said its board of trustees approved the appointment of Jon Uhrig and John McNichols as primary and secondary portfolio managers for the fund, effective Jan. 31.

Uhrig is also the head of high-yield trading with Standish Mellon Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp. and a Dreyfus affiliate.

Before joining Standish Mellon in 1997, Uhrig was an analyst and portfolio manager for Longfellow Investment Management and a high-grade corporate bond strategist with Goldman Sachs.

McNichols is the director of credit research and investment for Standish Mellon. Prior to joining Standish Mellon in 1993, McNichols was an analyst with Jefferson-Pilot Corp. and a commercial banker with First Union Corp.

The Dreyfus Corp. is the investment adviser for the fund. Standish Mellon is a New York-based fixed-income manager.

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