Richard James Champion

CGWL is an active, long-term investor which offers clients an access to a wide range of portfolio building and management resources, supported by rigorous, robust and highly analytical investment process includes in-depth research, in-house resources and insights into local and international markets. The firm’s discretionary portfolios invest in individual stocks and bonds, and other alternative asset classes. They also invest in third party investment funds, for added diversification and access to a wide range of investment styles and strategies. CGWL provides a range of different investments, including securities, equities, funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), investment trusts, venture capital trusts (VCTs), enterprise investment schemes (EISs), alternatives, bonds and cash.

Provides financial planning, wealth and portfolio management services

PIM is a team-oriented, research-based manager which follows a structured approach to portfolio management. Rather than selecting stocks, the firm seeks to create and maintain a balance between different asset types, geographical markets and industry sectors. They reduce risk by holding a diversified portfolio, without undue concentration in any single stock or market sector. The firm uses equities and equity-based funds to create the potential for capital growth and uses fixed-income, securities or cash to create the appropriate portfolio balance. PIM's managed fund portfolio service offers unit trusts, OEICs and investment trusts to investors, providing diversified market exposure and helping to spread risk. The firm's research process helps managers to select investments from their core list of recommended funds, seeking to provide a balance between UK and overseas markets and between different categories of funds. PIM's directly invested portfolio provides a personalized portfolio of individual stocks and shares, concentrating on high quality investments in mainstream markets, with an emphasis on the leading 350 UK companies. The firm does not manage any in-house funds.