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BCIM seeks to provide capital growth over the long-term through investments in common equities. The firm specializes in the management of global equities and they offer both global and international (EAFE) management capabilities. BCIM strive to buy good businesses with high-quality management at fair or attractive prices. They are neither growth nor value investors. The firm invests in individual business ideas for a client’s portfolio, and do not try to time markets, trade for short-term gains, or alter the portfolio significantly for any particular economic or interest rate outlook. They also refrain from taking sector views and bets, either by industry or geography.

Liontrust IP is an active manager which utilizes tested investment processes consistently applied across their range of funds. As a result, investors benefit from the same portfolio when investing in their economic advantage process, cash flow solution process, Asia process, macro-thematic process, credit process or their multi-manager process. The firm’s economic advantage process evaluates listed UK companies for durable economic advantages such as intellectual property, a distribution channel or repeat business. Their cash flow solution process measures cash flow relative to operating assets and enterprise value and they construct portfolios using the combined measure to identify the top quintile stocks.

SIM is a value manager which uses a bottom-up approach, and seeks to invest in quality companies selling at attractive valuations. Their approach has an emphasis on the long term and a focus on the selection of individual common stocks using a bottom-up approach utilizing thorough internal research. In selecting companies for investment, they consider the historic financial performance, financial position, quality of management, and a growth potential in terms of sales, earnings, and share price. SIM analyzes stocks by using the following criteria: leadership position in share of market and technology; history of above-average profitability as measured by operating margins and return on common equity; strong financial position; the opportunity for growth via new products, markets, and/or market share; and management, , including its consistency, experience, record, reputation, corporate governance practices and commitment to the business.

Life Peer at United Kingdom House of Lords

Life Peer at United Kingdom House of Lords