Tom O’Gorman

MEAG NY manages all the main asset classes such as interest-bearing securities, equities, real estate, renewable energies and infrastructure, under one roof.

Functions as a holding company whose subsidiaries provides life insurance, financial, pensions, retirement and asset management services

FBIM employs a GARP investment approach across Canadian and Global sectors. They invest in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm uses bottom-up research to identify stocks with modest price-to-earnings ratios and companies with a history of sustainable, replicable growth. FBIM seeks to maintain a balance between equities and income securities, and domestic and foreign investments, based on current market conditions. Portfolio decisions for each Franklin Bissett income fund are based on a combination of macro-level and security-level research and analysis.

Vanderbilt considers five key variables that are determinants of fixed-income performance: monetary policy, level of economic activity, shape of the yield curve, inflation and real rates. Appropriate data is analyzed using modeling techniques and the accumulated experience of their investment professionals. The firm researches the risk-reward relationships among the various sectors of the debt market. They maintain a core portfolio of the highest quality securities until another sector of the bond market offers value. A proprietary statistical test is used to ascertain values across sectors. Care is taken to compare spreads only at comparable points on the business cycle. In addition, volatility is monitored in order to properly price the embedded options in non-Treasury securities. Issue selection in the corporate sector is made based on superior credit profiles versus a peer group and upward credit momentum as evidenced by significant positive earnings announcements. Credit quality is gauged by measures that emphasize cash flow and liquidity. Issue selection in the mortgage sector utilizes horizon analysis. The mortgage team combines prepayment characteristics with yield curve effects and volatility expectations in order to study return/risk scenarios. The primary objective of Vanderbilt's Short Duration bond management strategy is to provide above average returns, which over time lead to cumulative superior returns. They concentrate on identifying the best combination of yield and relative value within our duration parameters. Once the duration decision has been established, the firm determines the optimal positioning of assets along the yield curve. A regression model is used to highlight areas on the curve that are rich, cheap and fairly valued. In addition, other quantitative methods are employed to support the results of this model. In particular, they analyze the effect of the roll and monitor the trade-off between bullets and barbells. For sector selection, this quantification of relative value is identified by the analysis of the following two factors: yield spreads and volatility expectations.

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University