S4 Capital Plc

JAM’s fund managers carry out rigorous research by examining company reports, news flow and through face-to-face meetings with the senior management of the companies in their investment universe. This process provides their teams with the intelligence required to asses whether a share or bond meets the criteria for inclusion in their portfolios. The outcome is a portfolio focused on those shares or bonds that satisfy their fund managers’ individual investment process and in which they have the highest belief. JAM’s fund managers employ a bottom-up approach to construct portfolios specializing in UK and European equities, global financials and emerging Europe. They complement their core strengths in equity and multi-manager products with multi-asset, fixed-income and absolute return offerings. While their fund managers work as a team to share stock ideas and debate market prospects, each manager has individual responsibility for their own portfolios. JAM regularly reviews key statistics for funds and utilizes tracking error, absolute volatility and factor risk at country, industry and stock level as their main measures of risk. Their SRI team aims to deliver long-term performance by investing in companies with positive growth, supported by trends in environmental and social policies and regulations focusing on clean energy, water management, green transport, waste management, sustainable living and environmental services.

RIM’s investment processes include asset allocation and investment selection. Asset allocation allows them to decide on the proportion of a fund they place in particular classes of investments. This falls into two parts: first, the firm agrees with their clients the strategic asset allocation or long-term structure of their Portfolio; second, tactical asset allocation can lead to adjustments in portfolio structure and reflects, for example, their outlook for financial markets at any given time. RIM’s strategic asset allocation committee is drawn widely from across the firm and meets quarterly. Their stock selection process focuses on the characteristics of each asset class: fixed interest stocks and bonds, equities, and CIVs including property CIVs.

CGWL is an active, long-term investor which offers clients an access to a wide range of portfolio building and management resources, supported by rigorous, robust and highly analytical investment process includes in-depth research, in-house resources and insights into local and international markets. The firm’s discretionary portfolios invest in individual stocks and bonds, and other alternative asset classes. They also invest in third party investment funds, for added diversification and access to a wide range of investment styles and strategies. CGWL provides a range of different investments, including securities, equities, funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), investment trusts, venture capital trusts (VCTs), enterprise investment schemes (EISs), alternatives, bonds and cash.