Amanda Black

JLP manages investment portfolios focused on publicly traded equity securities of companies whose business is to own, operate, develop and manage real estate. The primary emphasis is on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and corporations that are principally engaged in the ownership, construction, management, financing or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate. The firm typically invests in the securities of companies operating in North America, Europe, and Asia. JLP’s investment team, consisting of portfolio managers and research analysts, incorporates both qualitative and quantitative inputs and integrates a top-down macro perspective with bottom-up fundamental company analysis to identify the most appropriate securities to include in an investment portfolio.

Ascent Investment Advisors is the investment advisor to the Global Real Estate Investments Fund, a closed-end interval fund that invests indirectly in a diversified portfolio of high quality, income-producing real estate properties located throughout the world. The Fund allocates assets to a variety of different types of income-producing properties including office buildings, industrial/distribution centers, shopping malls and apartment complexes. The Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund invests globally, primarily in publicly-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate securities. The Fund may invest without limitation in non-US securities, however, its investments in issuers located in any single country, other than the US are limited to no more than 25% of its net assets.

Turner Investment Partners (TIP) provides investment management and distribution services. The firm's investment strategies include: US growth equity, international/global growth equity, long/short equity, 130/30 equity, core/value equity and quantitative equity. TIP invests in growth and value stocks of all market-caps and in bonds of various maturity averages. The firm applies uniform investment processes to all their stock and bond portfolios and mutual funds. Their investment process maintains a strong sector focus. They employ a three-step investment process begins with a proprietary model that uses over 70 factors to screen securities. An analysis that is updated monthly determines which factors can predict strong earnings and growth in each sector. Only those securities that are identified in the top third of their asset class in each sector are targeted for potential purchase. TIP then performs thorough fundamental analysis on potential companies. TIP track a company's money flow and strength relative to its peers and its overall sector. When the fundamentals are strong, the firm uses technical analysis to identify the best time to buy a security. For those products closely tied to a specific benchmark, Turner maintains sector weightings totally in line with the benchmark. A security may be sold if: (1) earnings are lower than expected (2) fundamentals deteriorate and/or (3) if better investment opportunities are identified.

Functions as an alternative investment manager

Provides investment banking services