Mike Cudzil

NAM-USA offers several long only global and international equity strategies. Affiliated sub-advisers manage, on a discretionary basis, all the firm’s global and international equity portfolios. The sub-advisers utilize an investment approach that combines a top-down and bottom-up analysis, with a bias towards bottom-up stock selection. All such sub-advisers use a team approach with a focus on country and/or sector analysis.

Bank of America Capital Advisors (BACA) and their affiliates provide investment solutions, portfolio construction advice and wealth management guidance across Merrill Lynch Global Wealth and Retirement Solutions (GWRS), a division of Bank of America. GWRS supports BACA in the management of the funds, including but not limited to, due diligence, investment selection, ongoing monitoring and portfolio reallocation of the portfolio funds/portfolio managers in the funds portfolios.

PIMCO employs a broad range of portfolio management tools that seek to appropriately manage risk, hedge exposures, and seek returns consistent with client guidelines. They have considerable experience in many global investment strategies, including fixed income and equity strategies. The firm also offers alternative strategies, mainly through private investment vehicles like private equity and hedge funds. PIMCO combines top-down macroeconomic forecasting with rigorous bottom-up credit analysis in their investment process.

Functions as a College/University

A Wall Street invesment bank.

Pacific Investment invests in companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on the leisure, media, education and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for buyout transactions.