Jack Mahler

MNA offers equity, fixed income and objectives-based portfolios that invest mainly in stocks and bonds, including US and non-US issuers, and various market caps. The firm primarily employs a fundamental approach to equity selection, with decisions being driven by either top-down or bottom-up research.

BBH-IM is a long-term manager which aims to preserve and grow their clients’ capital across economic and market cycles. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-based approach to active management. They focus on identifying durable assets, buying them at attractive valuations, and delivering excellent returns without relying on macroeconomic judgements. BBH-IM seeks to invest primarily in cash generative businesses that are major providers of essential products and services.

AC’s investment strategies cover a diverse range of assets in public and private markets, ensuring solid returns that help fund OMERS pensions. The firm’s public investments include fixed income securities, inflation-linked bonds, government bonds and credit, along with public equities. Their private investments, through holdings in infrastructure, private equity and real estate are selected specifically for their ability to provide more predictable returns and cash flows compared to assets that may be exposed to greater market volatility. AC’s investment teams are organized in 3 strategic investment platforms: OMERS Capital Markets, OMERS Private Markets, and OMERS Real Estate & Strategic Investments.

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WPS Advisors seeks to double the value of their clients' investments every 5 years, for an average return of about 15% a year. The firm conducts in-house research on every company they select, developing their investment research information from a variety of sources, both external and internal. They visit companies regularly, contact managements frequently and talk to competitors, customers and suppliers. WPS Advisors prepares detailed 5-year projections for all investment prospects. These forecasts, and the related appraisals of fair current value for companies under review, are continuously updated. Central to the firm's analytic process is a valuation method that is used to determine the intrinsic value of the shares of each of the companies they follow. This appraisal technique systematically examines all relevant factors such as quality of assets, ability to finance growth, strength of product line, capability of management and inflation adaptability. WPS Advisors seeks to invest in companies with solid and consistent earnings growth, which is associated with significant revenue growth. They also look for companies with above-average profitability with low sensitivity to economic cycles, strong financial positions with below average debt-to-total capital ratios, controllable operational leverage, high free cash flow and exceptional management teams. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, consumer non-durables, electronic technology, technology services and retail sectors. WPS Advisors maintains a low turnover rate.

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