James Gaul

Provides brokerage services

Boston Advisors investment process utilizes proprietary metrics and quantitative and qualitative research from independent research providers. Their institutional investment process begins with an evaluation of the stock universe appropriate for the assignment through their proprietary stock selection engine. The stock selection process prioritizes stocks based on multi-factor statistical models to create data and liquidity screens. These factors are used conjunction with a custom risk model to quantify and manage exposures in the portfolio and portfolio construction rules to build mandate-specific portfolios, designed to target different style boxes, capitalization ranges and risk goals. For Private Account Group clients, Boston Advisors offers asset allocation and customized account solutions in addition to the Private Account Group product offerings. The process begins with a screening for good valuation and increasing business momentum across the universe of available companies to narrow down the list of potential investments. The firm then conducts a thorough review to understand the business fundamentals and dynamics of each company stock they plan to purchase. Boston Advisors will tailor services on the basis of specific client's needs and objectives and will accept restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. The eligible stock universe for institutional and Private Account Group Clients include exchange listed securities, ETFs, over-the-counter securities, corporate debt securities, warrants, options, commercial paper, mutual funds, U.S. government securities, and municipal securities.

Provides securities brokerage services

Functions as a College/University

KoCAA is an active investment managers that focuses on risk awareness and management. They emphasize a disciplined investment management process and foster a team-based portfolio management environment. Their fixed income strategies generally seek to overweight or underweight sectors of the fixed income market based on the firm’s analysis of the relative attractiveness of the relevant sector. Issue selection is bottom-up and focused on identifying fixed income instruments that offer strong relative value versus their sector and the overall fixed income market. Generally, KoCAA does not invest client accounts in high-yield securities, but may hold securities that are below investment grade. With respect to the equities strategies, the methods of analysis and research used by the firm varies depending on client type and strategy. Generally, however, the investment process combines quantitative and qualitative models and disciplines to construct portfolios.

Functions as a College/University