Thomas Alexander Hanson

Lazard AM-UK is an active manager that manages across a wide range of global, regional and country-specific strategies - both traditional and alternative - in listed equity and fixed income. The firm follows a relative value investment philosophy and employs a bottom-up approach to seek higher-than-average returns which are undervalued. They construct portfolios based on in-house fundamental analysis performed by sector teams organized by industry. Their investment professionals integrate ESG analysis into their research and decision-making processes.

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.

Aerion is a GARP-oriented manager which utilizes a combination of fundamental analysis and quantitative techniques to manage a balanced, diversified fund to provide long-term growth and to meet pension payments as they fall due. They share market knowledge and sector expertise to provide top-down and bottom-up analysis for asset allocation and investment decisions. The firm invests in domestic equities, international equities, corporate bond, government bonds, index-linked bonds, and credit. They regularly meet with company management as part of their equity and corporate bond investment management. They use risk analysis models to construct portfolios and monitor risk. Fund managers oversee diversified portfolios of UK equities, international equities, corporate bonds, government bonds, index-linked bonds and credit.

Aegon AM UK is an active, global investor that aims to deliver superior investment performance with an appropriate level of risk for their investors by running high-conviction portfolios. The firm is style neutral and looks for opportunities to deliver returns across all market conditions, rather than tying themselves to a single investment style, such as value, growth or momentum. They offer a range of investment strategies, covering asset classes including fixed income, equities and multi-asset. Aegon AM UK seeks to identify and consider financial, material, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into bottom-up research.

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