Garry E. Creed

Aegon USA Investment Management provides active management of portfolios that invest in fixed income; equities; funds-of-funds that invest in mutual funds or annuity subaccounts; ETFs and ETNs, funds of exchange-traded products; and derivatives. The firm's marketed investment strategies can be broadly classified into three groups: fundamental fixed income strategies, asset allocation strategies and derivatives strategies. Aegon USA's investment approach recognizes the asymmetrical nature of risk in the securities market. Their strategies take a long-term perspective and with emphasis on risk management. Aegon USA's investment process seeks to balance top-down macroeconomic analysis with proprietary bottom-up research as appropriate for the individual strategy.

AEGON investments are comprised primarily of bonds, with remaining assets invested in commercial mortgage loans, alternative investments and equities. The firm seeks to identify unrecognized growth potential in markets and individual stocks through a combination of active top-down and bottom-up analysis. Their investment process employs fundamentally driven research that is supported by quantitative analysis which results in the screening and ranking of markets and stocks and consistent implementation across portfolios. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of small-cap and mid-cap companies in the finance, utilities, technology services and non-energy minerals sectors. AEGON maintains a low turnover rate.