Lachlan Hughes

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CMIL is an active real estate securities manager which employs a top-down and bottom-up research and analysis approach to select investments with the aim of delivering a projected rate of return above that of listed real estate trusts. The firm uses a four-step investment approach to select listed infrastructure securities, first using cash flow and market intelligence from numerous sources to screen ideas. They then examine the company's business including monopoly status and customer base, pricing power, operating margins, volatility of cash flows and probability of distributions. Then the firm performs fundamental analysis and valuation, developing a report on the key financial and qualitative aspects for the remaining securities. CMIL uses a three-step process to select and manage unlisted infrastructure assets, first looking at geography, quality of asset, potential yield, quality of management and the competitive environment. Deals that get through the first phase are then subject to investigation by a multidisciplinary team, which looks at tax, structure, legal issues, financial modeling and comprehensive market and asset-specific information. Finally, a dedicated asset manager is assigned to each project and reports back to the portfolio manager with regular updates on all key issues. The final portfolio reflects the outcome of the firm's fundamental security and asset selection process by the listed infrastructure securities and unlisted infrastructure asset teams. Asset allocation is determined by the portfolio manager.

NovaPort Capital is a benchmark unaware, active investment manager that specializes in small and micro-cap ASX-listed companies. The firm invests in a concentrated number of companies at any given time, with portfolios that have a low turnover of securities. Their approach focuses on buying companies with an improving outlook at a significant discount to valuation. At the same time, paying attention to the underlying quality of company earnings, management and industry structure in order to minimize downside risk. Portfolios are created through conducting extensive research, qualitative analysis and financial modelling, with the aim of providing superior investment returns for investors over a five-to-seven-year time horizon.

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