Michael John Bishop

Provides investment products and services

AIGSL is an active, research-oriented manager which invests in all major asset classes including equity, fixed-income, real estate and cash. They also have expertise in SRI and alternative investments. The firm manages equity funds and fixed-income funds, following long-only and hedged strategies. They specialize in UK-related markets and share research globally throughout Aviva divisions. AIGSL employs a bottom-up investment process based on fundamental financial analysis and valuation and informed by top-down macro-economic research. They select stock by focusing on favorable industry sectors and utilize a dividend discount model. Determinant criteria include return on assets, price-to-book ratio and a low historical price-to-earnings ratio.

Operates as an investment holding company with interest in providing asset management and private equity services

HFAM is an activist, long-term manager which follows a value-oriented investment approach to target companies which are consistently underperforming as a result of structural or strategic governance issues. The firm invests in a small number of fundamentally sound companies which they believe are not valued to their full potential due to addressable issues where they can help unlock value through engagement. They routinely meet with executive and non-executive directors and shareholders to advocate change from within the company. As a shareholder, HFAM works with their portfolio company boards and shareholders to catalyze changes necessary to improve the company’s long-term value in areas where shareholders have a legitimate role such as strategy and capital allocation, capital structure and governance. The firm holds investments until the market reacts favorably to the changes implemented and the company's stock is repriced. Sell decisions are based on target values.