Brendan Long

Standish Mellon Asset Management Co. is a dedicated fixed income manager that offers a wide range of cash, credit-based and specialty bond strategies. The firm is effectively split into three divisions: the Active Fixed Income Division, the Tax-Sensitive Fixed Income Division and the Stable Value Division. Standish’s Active Fixed Income investment process combines top-down, macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up research to identify attractive securities based on proprietary, fundamental research. Their top-down approach includes macroeconomic research to assess the overall risk environment, and determine broad portfolio themes, industry emphasis, and overall portfolio quality. Standish’s Tax-Sensitive Fixed Income approach has an objective of achieving a high after-tax return on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis versus the benchmark. Their investment process emphasizes the identification of undervalued sectors and securities in the municipal and taxable bond markets. Their focus is to capitalize on yield anomalies among municipal and taxable sectors, identify undervalued securities, and pinpoint relative value between particular bonds. Standish's Stable Value investment process is marked by four key characteristics: a risk-averse style; a disciplined, quantitative approach; a flexible model; and opportunistic management. The objective is preservation of principal and the delivery of stable returns over time.

DRZ follows a value income methodology with all of its value-income strategies. This value income philosophy is based on a belief that undervalued stocks with an above-average dividend yield and the existence of an imminent fundamental catalyst provide the opportunity for increased total returns with reduced volatility. Investments are selected based on three criteria: (1) low long-term relative valuation, (2) above average dividend yield, and (3) the existence of an imminent fundamental catalyst. The firm employs bottom-up stock selection process. Client portfolios are actively managed and are generally invested in equities subject to the investment strategy, objective selected and any investment restrictions or guidelines imposed by the client. DRZ sells a stock if the yield falls below the acceptable limit, relative price target has been achieved, and the company is not performing as expected or if the sector or country begins to look less favorable.

Functions as a College/University

State chartered commercial bank