Fraser Laird

AAI is an active, research-driven manager which employs bottom-up asset analysis combined with a macroeconomic view to seek market mispricing opportunities and provide investors with superior returns. Their overall investment approach is anchored by their fundamental research and in-house expertise across asset classes including UK and international equities, real estate, bonds and cash. The firm typically adopts a long-term investment horizon when selecting equities, basing their investment decisions on in-house criteria and focusing on the firm's prospects over a five-year horizon. For government bonds, they utilize top-down analysis and a combination of bottom-up and macroeconomic research for corporate bonds.

AIBIM is an active, value-oriented investment manager. The firm follows a top-down approach to determine country allocation, using benchmark weightings and relative value. It follows a bottom-up stock selection approach, using fundamental company analysis focused on projected earnings growth and valuation relative to the market. The firm uses derivatives and quantitative techniques to control risk, track indexes or give defined returns.

SAM-UK aims to manage their investments to capture maximum upside but also downside protection. The firm selects fund managers based on their ability to demonstrate a sound investment philosophy and apply it to the market, monitoring them regularly against agreed investment objectives and risk.