Asset classes

We have invested significantly in systems and technology to improve portfolio management and analysis. We were proactive among the asset managers in Europe in implementing a front-to-back office derivatives capability. This is now central to our fixed income portfolio management process – whether for portfolios with conservative risk profiles, or those with very active alpha generation such as our hedge funds.

We respond flexibly and swiftly to market movements as a result of daily team meetings and ad hoc across-the-desk briefings for key government bond, global bond and credit teams. Portfolio managers execute trades directly into the market and therefore can quickly capture short-term tactical opportunities within the framework of their long-term strategies.