Mark Waldmann

Bethmann Bank is a growth-oriented, active manager and follows a quantitative investment approach. The firm manages portfolios invested in global equity, fixed-income, GIFs and alternative instruments, across strategies, regions and sectors. The bulk of their equity portfolios is invested in global large-caps and blue-chips, while their fixed-income strategy focuses on mid-term European bonds. As a subsidiary of ABN AMRO, the firm benefits from the group's global presence and expertise. They rely on their parent company's resources primarily in terms of macroeconomic research, on which they base strategic and tactical asset allocation. The investment process, including stockpicking and portfolio monitoring, is based on the use of quantitative models; however they also have access to fundamental research outsourced from their parent company's global network of analysts.