Peter Branner

APG is an active investor that follows a highly diversified approach to asset allocation and invest across a range of asset classes and regions. The firm uses a multi-alpha strategy to spread risk and seek high returns. Their research and documentation team initiates, formulates and evaluates active investment strategies and develops quantitative investment models used to determine the effectiveness of investment decisions. The team also acts as an advisory body for the Board and fund managers with respect to investment decisions.

AIM’s investment process is the product of their “Focus on Change” philosophy and combines asset allocation, security selection, portfolio construction, dealing and risk management. They carry out rigorous research in all the major financial markets. Their dedicated risk management team measures and monitors risk across all portfolios. Each fund has a clearly defined specification setting out the parameters within which the portfolio manager can invest.

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Provides asset management services

AAI is an active, research-driven manager which employs bottom-up asset analysis combined with a macroeconomic view to seek market mispricing opportunities and provide investors with superior returns. Their overall investment approach is anchored by their fundamental research and in-house expertise across asset classes including UK and international equities, real estate, bonds and cash. The firm typically adopts a long-term investment horizon when selecting equities, basing their investment decisions on in-house criteria and focusing on the firm's prospects over a five-year horizon. For government bonds, they utilize top-down analysis and a combination of bottom-up and macroeconomic research for corporate bonds.

SEB Funds aims to develop their capabilities by technology driven innovation and a sustainable approach to investments. The firm’s equity management is characterized by in-depth fundamental analysis combined with sophisticated and modern methods. The investment teams uses both traditional stock picking processes and quantitative processes for their various products but shares common investment beliefs and core values. SEB IM’s fixed income management is characterized by fundamental macro and credit analysis supported by solid quantitative analysis. For multi management, the investment process is fundamentally based on continuous market analysis and extensive experience. However, quantitative supporting tools are a natural part of the investment process in the screening process, analysis process and portfolio construction.

FIM-UK is an active investment manager with a growth-oriented investment style. The firm specializes in European small-cap equity, Asian and emerging market equity, multi-management, emerging market bonds and global bonds. Their investment approach is bottom-up and based on fundamental research and in-depth knowledge of the markets in which they specialize. Proprietary research is shared within the Fortis Investments global network, and combines quantitative and qualitative analysis. Research focuses on valuation, assessing asset quality and identifying catalysts likely to unlock value. Fortis Investments believes that performances depend more on sector allocation than on regional allocation. They seek to identify major industry themes and value drivers within sectors. They favor sector leaders representing quality among their peers. They also invest in value and high-yield stocks. Their investment decisions are based on a blend of company and sector views with macroeconomic analysis. Fortis Investments emphasizes accountability. Within the allocation framework defined at the global level, small teams of portfolio managers operate autonomously under the supervision of the asset class CIO. The firm's products are managed using a core model portfolio, customized for each client.

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