John Conway Townsend

SIM is an active investment manager that utilizes a contrarian investment approach supported by fundamental, in-house research, regular company visits and their group's global network. Research is shared worldwide within the parent group and is organized in specialist teams, with local specialists contributing their expertise to global sector teams. The firm also utilizes their proprietary software, the Global Research Investment Database, to integrate and distribute in-house and external research, assisting investment managers in portfolio construction. They manage risk through another proprietary tool called Portfolio Risk Investment Strategy Manager (PRISM).

FIA UK is an active manager which aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation through a bottom-up approach. They focus on individual companies that seek to identify fundamental value in stocks. The firm uses a wide variety of investment strategies in managing client assets. FIA-UK conducts fundamental research, focusing on business franchise, trading environment, valuation, and management. Top-down considerations complement their approach, with attention paid to political, environmental and social issues likely to impact on a company's potential.