Luca Fasan

Sycomore AM is an active manager which follows a value, and conviction-based approach, aiming to invest in underrated stocks of companies with intrinsic value. The firm’s range of funds focuses on four management expertise: European equities, absolute return, Eurozone corporate bonds and diversified management. Their management is based on a proprietary model of fundamental analysis of companies aiming to identify levers of sustainable growth, and is divided into four strategies: Sustainable Equities, Thematic Equities, Flexible Strategies and Credit Crossover SRI. The firm deployed two fund selection profiles, one balanced, the other dynamic, in line with different levels of risk. These two profiles are built in open architecture (with a minimum of 60% of third-party managers). Sycomore AM approaches the company with a responsible investment approach to investing: a minimum of 50% of selected equity funds using ESG criteria (Environment, Social, and Governance).

CBIM uses bottom-up stock driven, fundamental analysis in their investment, research structure and processes. The firm invests in the long term to capture equity growth, but only when high-quality opportunities are identified at sensible valuations. Their investment team members have dual roles as portfolio managers and analysts and every member of the team has specific research responsibilities. They combine external data with internal research without adhering to any particular management style to identify positive change at the global, regional and sector level.