Da Blumer

BIM-UK utilizes their market insights, global reach, proprietary technology, culture of information sharing and focus on risk management to deliver performance in all market environments. For their equity investments, the firm utilizes style-neutral (core and high performance), value and growth processes. They have combined a top-down and bottom-up approach for their fixed-income and balanced products. The fixed-income investment team specializes in market segments and focuses on quantitative analysis.

BlackRock UK manages investments funds that invest in cash, commodities, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and real estate.

Provides asset and investment advisory & risk management solutions

BIL is an active manager which performs in-house fundamental and technical research, supplemented by external research, to construct portfolios. They primarily invest in growth and value stocks of small-, mid- and large-cap companies employing a thematic investment approach. The firm manages all non-US equity portfolios from Edinburgh, communicating regularly with the US equity and fixed-income management teams to capitalize on global themes, including macroeconomic interest rate trends and information on multinationals.

Swiss Re IP is an active, long-term manager which utilizes a robust asset-liability management process to manage the portfolio of assets that Swiss Re generates through their core insurance and reinsurance businesses, aiming to minimize earnings volatility through prudent long-term investment. The firm employs a consistent top-down driven investment approach to allocate assets to internal portfolio managers or selected external asset managers. External managers are closely monitored and allocated specific portfolios within their defined mandate parameters. Internal managers focus primarily on government bonds, agency bonds, covered bonds and equity ETFs. Swiss Re IP operates within a clearly defined risk policy and risk control framework, aiming to ensure an appropriate risk-reward balance in the Group's risk taking activities. Dedicated units within the independent Risk Management division monitor the Group's risk-taking activities, seeking to identify, assess and control the Group’s risk exposures.