Laurence Chang

HSBC-GAM HK’s investment approach combines top-down asset allocation with bottom-up sector and security selection and is primarily based on the range of funds managed within the parent group. Research is shared within HSBC. The firm manages country specialist equity funds, focused on Asian countries including China and India, seeking to invest in companies with growth potential, a competitive edge on export markets, quality management, a favorable regulatory environment and access to low-cost labor and raw materials.

MLAM's worldwide approach to equity investing uses a philosophy of identifying relative value among individual stocks and stock markets by focusing primarily on two variables: reinvestment rate and the price-to-book value ratio. There are seven additional screens employed to further refine the process. The factors used to identify value include price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings ratios, past and future earnings growth and dividend payouts. For asset allocation, a country whose market valuation measurements seem consistently above or below world averages or its own historical averages are over or under-weighted accordingly. The degrees of over or under-weighting are determined by relative economic prospects as measured by the outlook for GNP, inflation and interest rates of each country and their impact on currency movements. By combining a value approach to individual stock selection with asset allocation by country, the firm seeks to achieve consistent performance relative to international equity indexes. MLAM combines top-down and bottom-up analysis and uses proprietary models as part of their research process. Their funds are team-managed.

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Avenue US pursues a theme-driven, concentrated investment strategy that is analytically intensive and relies upon individual issuer, industry and macro research and analysis. Some of the firm’s investments are long-term illiquid investments. Following a disciplined, theme-based strategy allows them to pursue a relatively concentrated portfolio with a limited number of core investments. They employ a value investing strategy based on fundamental, proprietary research and comprehensive due diligence.

Cascabel Management manages two types of private investment funds long/short hedged funds and long-only funds. The firm seeks to achieve above-market returns with below-market risk across cycles. With respect to both their long/short and long-only strategies, their mandate is global and opportunistic, with emphasis on the US and Asian equity markets. Cascabel's methodology involves intensive company-level research of potential public market mispricings, meant to identify exceptional risk-reward. In building a concentrated portfolio of such investments from a wide universe, they utilize their experience in sectors of interest such as media, retail, consumer products, gaming, and real estate (equities).