Craig Mathew Allen

Credit Suisse-UK is a conservative growth-oriented investment manager that focuses on capital preservation over the long term. The firm tailors their investment approach to their clients' profile and leverages the global capabilities of the Credit Suisse group. Their investment philosophy consists of bespoke portfolio management based on long-term investment themes and trends in the global equity and bond markets worldwide. Credit Suisse-UK’s core portfolios are invested globally in third-party investment products through an open architecture platform, and in funds managed within the group. Their investments are diversified across asset classes, investment strategies, regions and currencies.

UBS Asset Management Credit Investments Group is an active manager which employs a holistic, solutions-based approach to provide innovative investment strategies within a rigorous risk management framework and deliver intellectual capital through institutional and retail investment research. The firm employs a bottom-up approach towards portfolio construction that begins with an initial review of primary and secondary market opportunities.

RMB utilizes a combination of active and passive investment strategies for the traditional asset classes of equity and fixed income. They construct customized multi-asset portfolio solutions in a range of currencies across a range of asset classes. The firm invests in equities in the UK, the US, Japan and Pacific regions. They identify the client's risk and return objectives when constructing alternative portfolio strategies. They determine maximum weights for each hedge fund based on expected annual return and maximum monthly loss. They aim to optimize the portfolio using the weights constraints, the historical volatility, skewness, the volatility of volatility and the expected annual returns. RMB manages a number of funds of hedge funds across a range of regions such as North America, Asia, and Europe.