Jose Andres Pluto

Thornburg actively manages high-conviction portfolios for consistent risk-adjusted outperformance through objective observation and systematic analysis of the global markets. Their equity funds focus on a limited number of securities so that each holding can impact performance. Thornburg's equity team searches for firms that are believed to have a promising future and they seek to buy shares of those companies at a discount to their intrinsic value. On the fixed-income side, the firm conducts fundamental, bottom-up research to identify bonds they believe provide the best return for a given level of risk.

Provides corporate, investment banking, consumer and commercial banking, asset management, payment & security solutions

Functions as a College/University

NBBD-IM offers clients investment solutions across asset classes, styles, capitalizations and geographies in both public and private markets, as well as multi-asset class solutions that bring them all together. For equity investments, the firm tends to focus on stocks with solid balance sheets, relatively low price-to-earnings ratios, low price-to-cash flow ratios, strong cash flows, above-average yields, sustainable earnings growth, reasonable valuation multiples relative to growth prospects, sound franchise values and significant insider ownership. They use both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments. In addition, the firm uses options and futures and occasionally invests in ADRs and private equity opportunities.

Stark & Roth employs a multi-strategy investment approach that focuses on risk management, portfolio construction, asset valuation, securities trading, financial structuring, quantitative modeling and credit, equity and legal analysis. The firm's investment strategies include: (1) commodities (2) credit (3) distressed (4) equity (5) derivatives and convertibles (6) long/short equity (7) event-driven (8) fixed-income (9) macro (10) private investments (11) real estate (12) reinsurance and risk-linked securities (13) risk arbitrage and (14) structured finance.

Provides brokerage services

Provides national commercial banks services

NBIA offers investment solutions across asset classes, styles, capitalizations and geographies in both public and private markets, as well as multi-asset class solutions. The firm’s investment teams employ distinct investment processes that incorporate various methods of securities analysis.

Aegon AM US provides active management of portfolios that invest primarily in fixed income assets classes, but also may utilize equities, loans, and derivatives. The investment process for most of the firm's fundamental fixed income investment strategies combines top-down macroeconomic outlooks with bottom-up credit research in a procedure overlaid with risk monitoring and risk management. This disciplined process emphasizes consistent research and analysis of fundamentals, sentiment and positioning, technical, and valuation.