McLucas Tierney

In 1951, marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Loomis, Sayles & Company, Robert H. Loomis sent a clear message to all clients. Click here to read. More than 60 years later, I echo the words of our founder when he said, "we wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to those who, through these difficult years, have helped us to the success we have enjoyed. We look to the future with humility but with confidence." The biggest difference in today's world is that our pace is faster and our playing field is larger. Given this scenario, our job at Loomis Sayles is to keep a laser-like “eye on the ball” particularly during times of uncertainty and volatility, where both risk and opportunity reside. My goal is to ensure that Loomis Sayles remains a broad-based, house of excellence trusted by our clients and recognized for our record of: Attracting and retaining exceptional investment professionals Providing caring, highly ethical and informative services to our clients Producing strong investment performance across our full stable of products The last five years have been a time of tremendous innovation for us. We have grabbed hold of opportunities presented by market upheaval to unearth some tremendous investments, build off our base and empower people to construct and test new capabilities. By integrating these with existing capabilities, (quantitative research, deeper risk analysis, greater macro-economic firepower, absolute return-oriented strategies and securitized capabilities), I believe we are a better investment firm than ever. On behalf of all Loomis Sayles employees, thank you for placing your confidence in us. From my personal vantage point, I am more confident than ever about the future of our company and the skills and passion of our people to deliver excellence in their work. We look forward to serving your investment needs as we face the ever-changing future together.

Wellington Management's investment services rely on their extensive independent research and include portfolio management styles and approaches in equities, fixed income securities, currencies and commodities, as well as asset allocation across these categories. The firm has a number of different disciplines when approaching research and these include asset allocation analysts, currency analysts, data scientists, factor analysts, fixed income credit analysts, fixed income market analysts, global industry analysts and research associates, macroanalysts, quantitative analysts and technical analysts. Wellington Management's portfolio management teams often include dedicated analysts who evaluate securities and other instruments for suitability based on the team's investment approach. The firm supplements their internal research with external research from sources such as broker/dealers and third-party research firms. These sources typically provide data, research and analysis and may serve as a gauge of market consensus.

BP's equity products share a value oriented, risk averse investment philosophy. Their fixed-income products seek to build in a yield premium versus the appropriate benchmark through bottom-up security selection and a focus on the corporate and mortgage sectors of the bond market.They use a bottom-up investment process to identify portfolio candidates. The process is driven by internal fundamental research streamlined by quantitative screening. Quantitative screening identifies companies within the universe that are attractively valued and demonstrate a quantifiable measure of business momentum. Fundamental research involves a detailed analysis of the business dynamics supporting a portfolio candidate's current value and prospects for future growth. Beyond demonstrating value and momentum criteria identified in the screening results, portfolio candidates must also exhibit strong business fundamentals and improving business trends as determined through fundamental research.BP's fixed-income portfolio construction process focuses on achieving a yield advantage through their individual security selection process while carefully avoiding interest rate risk. They focus on the corporate and mortgage sectors that they believe offer the best risk-adjusted yield opportunities.