Quin Casey

Fisher Funds is an active, growth-oriented, long-term investor which manages portfolios invested in Australian and New Zealand equity with a primary focus on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm engages in bottom-up stock picking and manages highly concentrated portfolios. They aim to identify companies with a unique product or service and a dominant market position or brand, as well as companies which operate in a fast-growing sector. Fisher Funds base investment decisions on thorough fundamental analysis and regularly meet the management of each investee.

FFWI is an active, global value-based manager which aims to deliver returns greater than the relevant benchmarks for portfolios after managing risk. The firm aims to buy shares in high quality companies at reasonable prices which have at least four of the following characteristics: a proven track record through the business cycle, a sustainable competitive advantage, a clear, consistent strategy, strong corporate governance and capital management practices, and a global revenue base.

AIGSL is an active, research-oriented manager which invests in all major asset classes including equity, fixed-income, real estate and cash. They also have expertise in SRI and alternative investments. The firm manages equity funds and fixed-income funds, following long-only and hedged strategies. They specialize in UK-related markets and share research globally throughout Aviva divisions. AIGSL employs a bottom-up investment process based on fundamental financial analysis and valuation and informed by top-down macro-economic research. They select stock by focusing on favorable industry sectors and utilize a dividend discount model. Determinant criteria include return on assets, price-to-book ratio and a low historical price-to-earnings ratio.