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IAML offers a range of equity and emerging market fixed income strategies. Generally, their investment teams use standard methods of analysis. The firm may analyze potential investments internally but they will rely on third parties for the provision of data used by the proprietary screening models. IAML’s investment teams manage the Strategies. Each investment team has their own specific investment philosophy and applies their philosophy to the strategy they manage through a multi-step investment process. Each investment team has clear accountability for its strategy and reporting lines that encourage active participation and implementation of ideas. IAML’s investment teams are supported by a centralized infrastructure. IAML investments are directed by specific processes developed by each of their specialist investment teams. In addition to research analysts, each team has portfolio managers who have authority to manage client portfolios within pre-agreed risk parameters.

Threadneedle AM offers a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions that covers global, regional and domestic markets and asset classes. The firm aims to deliver consistent, sustainable returns for their clients.

LGIM is a risk-averse, long-term manager which leverages the research capabilities of the L&G group and follows both active and passive investment approaches to manage a range of investment products including equity index and global fixed-income strategies. They refer to their passive strategies as 'intelligent indexing’. The firm invests globally across major asset classes and actively exercises voting rights. They manage a range of specialist hedge funds invested in UK small-caps, Japanese equity and global high-yield credit.

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Ninety One UK is an active investor which aims to help their clients achieve their long-term investment goals. The firm offers a range of equity and emerging market fixed income strategies. Generally, their investment teams use standard methods of analysis.