Robert P. Merrifield

Provides financial planning, wealth and portfolio management services

SIM is a long-term, active GARP-oriented manager which seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a mix of equity and fixed-income securities within global markets. The Fund's benchmark is the Morgan Stanley World Free Index. The firm constructs a balanced international portfolio aiming for long-term growth by investing in companies with prospects for capital growth and managing risk through geographic and industrial diversification. SIM utilizes top-down and bottom-up approaches to select investments with the most defensive merit. Their top-down research identifies the sectors on which to focus in order to determine the extent of sector allocation. They use bottom-up analysis to review and select individual securities. The firm believes that the combination of approaches allows them to select securities offering good growth prospects at reasonably valued prices.

AAM is an active, risk-aware manager which aims to outperform chosen benchmarks. They invest in a wide range of different securities without regard to any particular index, seeking to invest in good quality companies and concentrating on absolute and relative value, which they aim to exploit by switching between cash and market instruments such as equities and bonds. The firm employs macroeconomic procedures and fundamental analysis to select the most appropriate investment strategy. The firm uses technical overlay to enhance entry and exit points, resist market volatility and control risk. Their overall approach to investing is based upon managing portfolio returns as a consequence of managing portfolio risk, adding value by determining and actively managing the appropriate risk and return strategies and performing in-house research in order to reach an independent view.

Quilter is an active, research-driven manager which makes investment decisions based on the expertise and experience of their in-house team of researchers, supplemented by third party research. The firm uses a structured approach to construct portfolios for pooled and bespoke clients, selecting the asset classes, determining the proportions in each of the classes, identifying the appropriate geographical areas and markets and choosing the specific sectors in which to invest.