Olivier Gayno

HSBC GAM PB is an active, benchmark-insensitive investor which manages portfolios invested equity, fixed-income and money-market instruments with a focus on French and European equity. Their investment approach emphasizes strong convictions and bottom-up security selection, both in direct management and in traditional and alternative multi-management. The firm has a medium- to long-term investment outlook for equity investments and bases investment decisions on fundamental research. They assess their potential investees'' business plans, management teams and financial data and utilize quantitative models.

HSBC GAM-France is an active, long-term manager which follows a growth-oriented investment approach to invest globally in equity and debt across market-caps and sectors. The firm’s approach to portfolio management is rigorous and consistent and integrates risk management principles at each stage of the process. Their philosophy emphasizes dynamic asset allocation and combines top-down and bottom-up approaches. Sector or style allocation is top-down and focused on business cycle expectations, global sector trends, regional sector fundamentals and relative valuation. Stock selection is bottom-up and based on fundamental analysis focused on earnings growth as influenced by industry trends, market leadership, management effectiveness and sensitivity to economic trends.