Phil Harris

UBS Asset Management Credit Investments Group is an active manager which employs a holistic, solutions-based approach to provide innovative investment strategies within a rigorous risk management framework and deliver intellectual capital through institutional and retail investment research. The firm employs a bottom-up approach towards portfolio construction that begins with an initial review of primary and secondary market opportunities.

HFAME is an activist investment manager which invests primarily in European equity. The firm manages a concentrated portfolio of stocks from the Euro zone, Norway and Switzerland. They evaluate their performance against the FTSE World Series Europe Total Return Index. The firm performs in-house fundamental research complemented by third-party sellside research, and targets stocks for which they predict a value upside of at least 20 %. Investment criteria include an evaluation of the upside potential and of the feasibility of effecting change through shareholder involvement, a quantitative assessment of earnings, cash flow and projected return on investment as well as an analysis of the strategic position. HFAME gets actively involved in the management of their portfolio companies. Fund managers routinely meet with a company's executive and non-executive directors and with other shareholders to try to advocate change from within the company, in areas such as board composition and structure, corporate strategy, capital structure or governance.

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RWC Focus is an active, multi-disciplined manager which believes that well-defined investment philosophies, experience and a creative environment can achieve exceptional long-term returns. The firm’s fund managers are unconstrained in their investment approach, focus on real risks and aim for strong total returns over the long term.

EdenTree is a long-term, contrarian manager that utilizes bottom-up stock picking and active management approach to investing. Their range of screened and non-screened funds offer the chance to diversify across asset classes, regions and strategies, but with the central philosophy that achieving consistent, long-term returns are more important than capitalizing on short-term market trends.