About Us
Investment Philosophy
Our investment philosophy is built on three interconnected beliefs.
These beliefs shape every portfolio decision we make: how we construct portfolios, the partners we choose, and how we navigate volatile markets. Together, they describe what Risk Targeted investing means in practice.
Risk first,
returns follow.
We begin every portfolio decision by asking how much risk is necessary to meet the objective.
Markets are inefficient,
flexibility is essential.
We construct portfolios with wide allocation ranges, so we can respond to shifting valuations and correlations.
Global access,
best-in-class managers.
We partner globally to access managers and strategies not typically available through retail platforms.
Risk Management at
the Forefront.
Returns Follow.
We begin every portfolio construction decision with the question: how much risk is necessary to meet the portfolio objective? Not only how much return can we generate, but how much risk is justified given the current environment and the medium to long-term outlook.
This discipline aims to ensure our portfolios avoid risks that are not being rewarded, and that investors are buffered from drawdowns that may have been avoidable. Alongside maintaining wide asset allocation ranges, we use sophisticated risk overlay strategies to adjust risk positions and seek to protect the downside when conditions warrant.
Markets are Inefficient.
A Fundamental and Flexible Approach is Required.
Markets and asset classes are prone to significant periods of over and undervaluation, and to meaningful shifts in correlations, particularly during heightened volatility or market drawdowns. A static approach to asset allocation accepts risk passively rather than managing it actively. Maintaining fixed weights regardless of conditions is not risk management.
Our portfolios are constructed from a broad investment universe with wide asset allocation ranges. This gives us the flexibility to increase exposure to the most attractive risk-reward opportunities and reduce exposure where the outlook is less favourable. This active, valuation-driven approach is central to how we aim to deliver smoother returns over time.
Global Access.
Best-in-Class Managers.
As a multi-asset portfolio manager, we partner with leading managers in each asset class to provide access to additional expertise alongside a broad and global investment universe. Our global research partnership with Russell Investments, alongside LGT Capital Partners, our specialist alternatives capability, gives us access to managers and strategies, particularly in alternatives and private markets, that are typically not available through standard retail platforms.
This means our investors can gain access to a range of investments at fees that are meaningfully lower than what individual investors would typically pay for comparable institutional-quality exposures.
This philosophy has been tested across multiple market cycles.
Since 2009, it has guided every portfolio we have built.