Ian Tabberer

Skerryvore Asset Management aims to generate absolute long-term returns by investing responsibly in companies that are exposed to, or operate in, emerging markets. The firm is a fundamental, bottom-up investor with an unwavering focus on the quality of the businesses in which they invest.

JHI UK is an active, value-oriented manager which has core capabilities in global equities, European equities, global fixed-income, multi-asset and alternative investments. They focus on absolute returns, investing globally based on rigorous fundamental research and risk management. The firm believes that top-down economic factors are key drivers of markets and the performance of sectors within markets. Economic expectations are a key input to all equity, bond and currency return forecasts which determine their asset allocation policy.

Baillie Gifford is an active, team-oriented, research-based manager which is completely focused on delivering long-term returns. The firm’s investment philosophy focuses on growth while their universe is global. They employ bottom-up conviction to portfolio construction. Their diversified strategies maximize investment opportunities, aiming to achieve steady returns.

AAI is an active, research-driven manager which employs bottom-up asset analysis combined with a macroeconomic view to seek market mispricing opportunities and provide investors with superior returns. Their overall investment approach is anchored by their fundamental research and in-house expertise across asset classes including UK and international equities, real estate, bonds and cash. The firm typically adopts a long-term investment horizon when selecting equities, basing their investment decisions on in-house criteria and focusing on the firm's prospects over a five-year horizon. For government bonds, they utilize top-down analysis and a combination of bottom-up and macroeconomic research for corporate bonds.

RAM is an active, team-based manager which believes that their fund managers should manage with conviction and focus on outperformance. The firm's teams are organized as a series of boutiques, both in their core business and their joint ventures. There are separate teams for each of their core business areas, each led by a Chief Investment Officer. Teams devise the strategy and process which best suits their particular asset class at any given time. The firm's team members cover different sectors within each asset class, allowing individuals to become specialists. The roles of investment manager and analyst are combined, allowing them to fully understand the stocks in which they invest. Information is shared among teams, through RAM's mentoring system, regular meetings and global sector analysis. Each asset class has its own distinct investment approach. Risk controls are integral to the firm's investment process. Their Risk Management team works closely with the investment team to ensure that managers are aware of the risk they are taking when they move overweight or underweight in any particular stock, sector or country. In addition, the executive board meets heads of desks each month to review fund performance. The firm's buddy investment manager provides additional risk control by questioning existing views and their compliance team also monitors and supervises the investment team.

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