How we invest

We firmly believe in a global, active and direct approach to investing across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes. We believe in active management and that the best risk management technique is knowing and understanding what you own.

How we invest

Our investment process

We meet with hundreds of companies a year, both in the UK and overseas, providing us with insights on real economic activity. This forms an important part of our bottom-up fundamental investment approach, which we combine with our top-down framework and macroeconomic analysis to guide our asset class allocations based on the appropriate level of risk.

Our investment process
1.

Equities

Our equity investment process seeks to identify companies where the market underappreciates the quality of the business. This can either be the long-term sustainability of high returns or the prospect of improving fundamentals, with each company evaluated against four key criteria.
2.

Fixed Income

Our fixed income process combines bottom-up credit analysis with top-down views on key macroeconomic trends.
3.

Alternatives

Our alternatives process separates the non-traditional investment universe into return-seeking and capital-protecting securities and looks to identify diversifying strategies.
How we invest
Responsible investment
Our aim

We aim to create long term value for our clients and investors while also contributing to better corporate behaviours and positive change. This requires careful consideration of sustainability in all its forms.

ESG Integration

Assessment of ESG factors (both risks & opportunities) is an integral part of our fundamental analysis and security selection process.

Impactful engagement

Engagement with companies, both direct and collaborative, is a more effective way to encourage better corporate practices with the potential to deliver positive and realistic outcomes over time.

Voting with intention

We vote on your behalf on each individual proposal to help drive higher corporate standards and enhance shareholder value.

Promoting transparency

We provide detail on all our stewardship activities and report our progress in reports we publish annually.

Global outlook

Watch the latest update from Chief Investment Officer William Dinning

Meet the team

How we invest

Asset classes

The collective skill and experience of our in-house team covers all asset classes.

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