Richard Mercado

Comgest aims to provide consistent quality growth investment across global equity markets. They build their concentrated portfolios of 25-50 stocks around this principle. The firm invests in long-term quality growth companies, agnostic of benchmarks, countries and sectors. Comgest applies a disciplined approach based on rigorous proprietary research and highly selective bottom-up stock picking.

USS-IM is an active, long-term manager which utilizes a highly regulated investment approach aiming to generate above average returns at minimum risk by managing a diversified fund composed of UK and overseas equities, bonds, real estate and alternative assets. The firm's in-house team of portfolio manager/analysts is the Scheme's preferred investment manager, and external managers are accessed too. Portfolios are diversified both geographically and by sector. They diversify across traditional and alternative assets and strategies aiming to maintain investment returns while mitigating risk. USS-IM invests in fixed-income to protect against economic and equity weakness and to stabilize assets versus liabilities. They also invest in emerging government/corporate bond markets when they believe they offer an attractive risk premium.

CTAM is an active manager that performs in-house research, strategic analysis, and risk modeling to reach decisions. The firm conducts company visits as one of the key areas of their research. The firm is a self-described 'multi-boutique' that is organized into small teams that follow specific products. They offer funds investing in a range of assets such as real estate, equities, fixed-income, and multi-manager. CTAM provides a variety of alternative, ethical, lifestyle, and investment trust strategies.