Pragna Datturao Shere

FAM is a growth manager that uses proprietary, bottom-up, fundamental research to identify companies that are undergoing positive dynamic change. The firm invests in companies experiencing high unit volume growth and/or companies undergoing a positive life cycle change.

Clay Finlay (CF) offers Global, International, Emerging Markets, Pacific Basin and Europe mandates. They tend to invest in the stocks of large-cap companies in the finance, health technology and energy minerals sectors. The firm first creates an investable universe, eliminating companies with highly volatile earnings or insufficient market capitalizations and free float. They then conduct further screening by looking at valuation to long-term growth rates. The firm also screens companies by sector and region. They use internally generated research on the resulting focus list. This includes visits to companies to research valuation, management, financial strength and competitive positioning. CF uses a team approach, with the investment policy committee setting macroeconomic strategy and the Chief Investment Officer and portfolio managers assuming portfolio construction and risk control duties. The firm maintains a high turnover rate.

Redwood’s investment strategies invest in a range of small to large-cap securities encompassing growth and value securities. The firm’s focus is on the successful implementation of their investment process which includes a rigorous fundamental, bottom-up stock selection process that integrates traditional fundamental analysis with proprietary quantitative screening tools. The investment strategy for a specific client is based upon a client’s objectives and risk profile.

UNJSPF’s Office of Investment Management (OIM) is responsible for achieving the optimal investment return for the Fund, avoiding undue risk to meet the Fund’s long-term investment return objectives, as well as meeting or exceeding the Policy Benchmark over the short-term. The Fund invests in various asset classes such as global public equities, bonds, real estate, private equities, infrastructure, timber and agricultural lands and cash and short-term securities. The Fund mitigates risks through diversification in asset classes, geographical regions/countries, currencies, sector/industry, securities, investment strategies, and market capitalizations.

Provides brokerage services

Functions as a College/University

Ashfield Capital Partners’ investment philosophy and process emphasize favorable risk-adjusted, tax-efficient long-term growth and income (total return). The firm employs a highly disciplined and goals-based approach to investing and portfolio construction that is driven by client goals and objectives and supported by extensive experience and in-depth research. Their approach is to build thoughtful portfolios in a way that provides downside protection and excellent risk-adjusted returns. Ashfield Capital Partners utilizes a combination of top-down thematic and bottom-up approach.