Francesco Agnès

Banque Pictet & Cie constructs portfolios of investments in large companies with stable earnings, balanced by shorter-term positions in stocks that have been mispriced or have the potential for recovery for bonds and equities. The fixed-income component generally includes core holdings of investment-grade sovereign debt and corporate bonds, complemented by opportunistic investments in high-yield corporate bonds and local currency emerging-market debt. Their fund mandates are managed by the team responsible for discretionary portfolios of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other pooled vehicles, operating on the principle of open architecture, selecting best-in-class Pictet or external funds. The firm also offers special mandates, such as absolute return mandates.

Cambridge Associates builds diversified portfolios meant to outperform over the long-term. The firm develops an asset allocation that is carefully aligned to each client’s investment objectives and risk tolerance, and they use active managers where they expect to deliver above-market returns, net of their fees.

EAM is an active investment manager that manages portfolios specializes in style investing, geographical areas and financial instruments, generally invested with a long-term perspective. Investment decisions are based on fundamental and technical research. The firm has a bottom-up approach based on fundamental research for stock selection, whereas they employ a top-down approach combined with technical analysis in fixed-income.