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AN INTRODUCTION OUR INVESTMENT CAPABILITIES Merian Global Investors does not seek to be “all things to all people,” not least because we know that by doing so we would dilute – and ultimately lose – the qualities that make the firm distinct from other asset managers. Merian Global Investors is a As an investment-led business, we strive to deliver investment strategies leading, independent, global that are truly differentiated from those asset management firm. While available elsewhere. As such, we are resolutely committed to active investment Leading, our name may suggest we are management; we target a high “active independent a relative newcomer, our roots share” among our long-only strategies, asset and our absolute return strategies are manager in fact go back many years. expected to deliver on their commitments, while offering return profiles with a low The company as it is now known was correlation with other absolute return formed in June 2018 when its management strategies. team, together with funds operated by the global growth private equity firm, TA Our products and services are broadly summarised here. Please contact us for Commitment Associates, acquired the “single-strategy” more detailed information on any of to active investment capabilities of Old Mutual our capabilities. management Global Investors. As an independent firm, we are committed to continuing to build a successful, specialised asset management business. Central to the future of our business is a belief that our clients appreciate the value Investment of active investment management when it led delivers what they reasonably expect. Our strategy is to seek to attract and retain talented investment professionals, who are experts in their particular fields, and to provide them with the operational, risk OUR CLIENTS AND No house management and distribution environment GLOBAL PRESENCE view, no CIO and support they need in order to thrive, yet without encumbering them with a blunt “house view” imposed by a chief investment officer. Distinctive culture 1
AUM: £34.5bn, €38.5bn, US$44.8bn Equities Alternatives £19.0bn, €21.2bn, US$24.6bn £13.6bn, €15.2bn, US$17.7bn We offer a wide range of equity Merian Global Investors has been capabilities, including global, UK, managing alternative strategies since European, North American, Asian and December 2001. The range of funds emerging markets. Award-winning fund spans equity market neutral, directional manager, Richard Buxton, heads a UK equity, absolute return multi-sector fixed and European equity team dedicated to income, style premia absolute return, fundamental research, across the market systematic positive skew, and gold & cap spectrum. Emerging market equities silver strategies. In recent years, the are available from our specialist team, firm has become a market-leader in led by Nick Payne. Meanwhile, our global specialised alternative strategies seeking equities team, led by Ian Heslop, offers to deliver returns that are uncorrelated expertise in global, North American and with traditional asset classes. Alternative Asian equities. strategies are offered by a number of different investment teams within the company. Fixed income £1.7bn, €1.9bn, US$2.2bn Our highly experienced fixed income team covers multi-sector bonds, emerging market debt and credit strategies. The team offers long-only and long/short fixed Sub-advised income capabilities, as well as expertise £0.2bn, €0.2bn, US$0.3bn in contingent convertible bonds (“cocos”) Specialist investment strategies from issued by financial institutions. leading asset management firms benefiting from our expertise in governance and distribution. Source: Merian Global Investors, as at 31/08/2018. Our clients include many of the world’s • Iberia INDUSTRY RECOGNITION largest and most sophisticated financial • Italy institutions, including global banks, • The Middle East Merian Global Investors has won over insurers, multi-asset fund managers, • The Nordics 90 industry awards since 2014 and has sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, • The United Kingdom established a real presence in the markets and retail financial advisers. in which it operates. The quality of our Our distribution coverage in the Americas fund managers, their teams and our Our specialised distribution teams support is exclusively through The AMCS Group, a performance is recognised by independent our clients globally from offices in London, separate, independently owned company, rating agencies and endorsed by the Edinburgh, Zurich, Milan, Hong Kong and whose directors and senior staff have a investment awards we have won. Singapore. long history of marketing our funds. Prior to the buy-out of our business, many of the We have dedicated teams to support the directors and staff of The AMCS Group Equity Market Neutral (Quantitative) – following regions: were employed by another subsidiary of Global >$100 million of assets Best Performing Fund over 3, 4 and 5 Year Periods Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (Old Mutual Global Investors) • The Americas Old Mutual plc, which at the time was • Asia-Pacific also our ultimate parent company. The • France and Benelux AMCS Group has offices in Miami and • Germany, Switzerland and Austria Montevideo. 2
OUR NAME What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot, we think. MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS As we went about the process of finding a new name for our business, we knew from the outset that we wanted to be called something that truly reflected our values and our approach to doing business. After much consideration, discussion and, dare we say it, debate, we settled on the name Merian Global Investors, inspired by the remarkable life of the scientist, adventurer and artist Maria Sibylla Merian. 3
ABOUT MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1647, Merian’s story elegantly reflects both our values and the unique mix of investment styles that can be found within our firm. Hailed by Sir David Attenborough as one of the most significant contributors to the field of entomology (the study of insects), Merian is considered one of the first scientists to debunk widely believed myths about the lifecycles and metamorphosis of insects. Merian’s travels took her as far away from Northern Europe as the jungles of Surinam in South America. At the time, it was exceptional for women to lead such expeditions, and her actions raised eyebrows in some quarters. During her career, Merian endured exceptional hardships: despite contracting malaria in Surinam, and subsequently suffering a stroke that led to her partial paralysis, she nevertheless continued her work. Merian captured her scientific findings and observations in a large number of exquisitely detailed illustrations, many of which survive to this day and are held by major art collections around the world. Indeed, she is often described as “the woman who made science beautiful.” So important were Merian’s illustrations that Carl Linnaeus – the renowned Swedish botanist and zoologist responsible for creating the system of naming organisms still in use to this day – is thought to have relied upon them to identify approximately 100 new species. 4
WHY “MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS”? What is the relevance of a 17th- Century scientific illustrator to a modern asset management firm? RECOGNITION OF MERIAN’S ACHIEVEMENTS The answer is twofold. First, as a polymath, Merian embodied the multi-faceted approach we take to The last 40 years have seen a significant resurgence of interest in investment. While some of our fund managers – for the life and works of Maria Sybilla Merian. Her images are held in example our global equities team – invest in a way major public and private art collections and museums worldwide. that is definitively scientific, others, for example some of our UK equity fund managers, believe that investment is first and foremost an art. Secondly, Merian’s achievements and strength of character symbolise our vision and values as a firm. We are proud, for example, that our executive committee has more women members than men, reflecting our progressive outlook and belief that diversity strengthens our business. Just as Maria Merian overcame obstacles and stereotypes in her era, today we are building a truly different kind of Merian’s portrait and references to her works featured on the 500 Deutsche Mark note asset manager. before Germany’s adoption of the Euro. The scientific research vessel, the Maria S. Merian was launched in 2005. Merian featured on the 0.4 Deutsche Mark stamp, released in September 1987. OUR VISION IS TO: Build a leading, specialist, Be a partner of choice for asset management our clients; business; 5
MERIAN CONNECTION WITH CHARACTERISTIC OUR VALUES A renowned female polymath who By forgoing house views and the role of is credited with blending art and the CIO, we enable investors with markedly sciences. different approaches to thrive in one firm. A pioneer ahead of her time whose Having a multiplicity of backgrounds and detailed research and observation broke viewpoints is central to our ability to think new ground. differently and challenge received wisdom. A leading entomologist, she thrived in the We value a more entrepreneurial, creative face of adversity in the jungles of environment than that which characterises South America. many asset managers. OUR BRAND The “Geomag” device – which had become a popular feature of our brand identity before our change of name – remains, reflecting our established heritage. Our logo is designed to reflect Merian’s work. The dot of the “i” in her name is formed by a stylised butterfly, represented as a source of light, symbolising both her artistry and her scientific endeavours. Our tagline, “The art and science of investing” represents the differing Our brand colours take inspiration from approaches to investment that can be original Merian artworks. The vibrant tones found within Merian Global Investors, complement each other naturally, while while reflecting our namesake’s helping us to communicate in a clear and achievements as a polymath. engaging way. Have a distinctive culture, Provide equal opportunities Be a profitable and aided by size, helping us for talented and committed responsible business, to remain a destination for employees, regardless of respected by regulators talent; their backgrounds; and and peers. 6
OUR CULTURE BOUTIQUE ENERGY BIG-FIRM CAPABILITY 240 EMPLOYEES 46 INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS AMBITIOUS COLLABORATIVE FRIENDLY MOTIVATED OPEN EGOS POLITICS Figures as at 30/06/2018. In 2012, long before we became an independent firm, we embarked on a mission to build a new kind of asset management company. 7
We had a clearly stated objective to be a leader in of maintaining a diverse workforce. Many of the the markets in which we choose to do business. To people who have come together to create our achieve this goal, we knew we would need to foster business have spent decades working in large, a passion for excellence in both investment and established firms, while others have joined us much service. earlier in their careers, and from a wide variety of backgrounds. What unites them is a desire to work When we talk about our culture, we are referring to in a more entrepreneurial, creative environment something that has been nurtured with great care than that which characterises many asset managers. and attention ever since this time. For us, culture is not a corporate cliché; rather, it is something that is We believe that our size makes a major positive palpable during a visit to our offices, where skilled contribution to our culture – large enough to inspire professionals, covering a multitude of disciplines, confidence, but small enough to remain open, collaborate in pursuit of our goals. collegiate, collaborative, motivated, ambitious and, perhaps above all, friendly. There is no space for We place considerable emphasis on the importance ego or office politics. 8
OWNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP THE BOARD THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Private offices don’t exist at Merian Richard Buxton Chief executive officer Global Investors. Instead, everyone sits in an open plan arrangement, Richard joined the firm as head of UK and that is just how we like it – equities in June 2013, and was appointed as chief executive in August 2015. He because real leadership is about was previously at Schroders, where he helping our colleagues to achieve managed the Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund for over 10 years. Prior to Schroders their best, for the ultimate benefit of he spent more than a decade at Baring our clients, and not about sitting in Asset Management, having commenced his investment career in 1985 at Brown ivory towers. Shipley Asset Management. With this in mind, we have established a number of key committees, both to ensure robust governance and to help facilitate effective communication across the business. Who owns us? Merian Global Investors is owned by members of the senior management team, including the firm’s most senior fund managers, other members of Merian Global Investors staff, and funds operated by TA Associates, the global growth private equity firm. The ownership structure of the business has been designed to ensure the highest level of alignment of the interests of our personnel with those of our clients. About TA Associates: Now in its 50th year, TA Associates is one of the largest and most experienced global growth private equity firms. Focused on five target industries – technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services – TA invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in nearly 500 companies around the world. Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilising its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in growth companies. TA has raised US$24 billion in capital since its founding in 1968 and is investing out of current funds of US$7.25 billion. The firm’s more than 80 investment professionals THE SIX FUND MANAGERS are based in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and WHO LED OUR BUY-OUT Hong Kong. 9
The board of our ultimate holding company, which has nine seats, includes representation from our most senior investors, our backers, TA Associates, and independent, non-executive directors. Our executive committee (exco) is comprised of some of the most experienced leaders in the field of asset management. The committee leads on and implements the overall strategy of the business, with the overriding aim of meeting clients’ needs. The exco meets frequently with, and receives significant input from, the six key investors who led the buyout of the business from its previous parent company. Karen Barnett Terri Borain Jessica Brescia Head of human resources Chief financial officer Chief risk officer Karen joined the firm in 1999, and is Terri was appointed as chief financial Jessica is responsible for the legal, responsible for creating, implementing and officer in December 2017. She joined the compliance, enterprise risk and company driving forward its people strategy. She has firm in 2014 as the head of finance. She secretarial functions. She joined the 25 years’ experience in human resources has spent over 10 years working in the company in 2009, first as a funds lawyer, – of which 19 in asset management – and asset management industry, joining from then as head of legal. Jessica previously is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of KPMG’s asset management and funds worked as a funds lawyer at Dechert LLP. Personnel and Development. division. Jessica is a member of the New York State Bar, New Jersey State Bar and admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. Simon Stratford Nicola Stronach Warren Tonkinson Chief technology officer Chief operating officer Managing director, distribution Simon joined the firm as chief technology Nicola joined the firm in 2016 as chief Warren joined the business in 2012 as officer in 2014. Prior to this, Simon spent administrative officer and was appointed head of distribution, and in August 2015 seven years at Investit, a consultancy to chief operating officer in December was appointed as managing director, focused on the investment industry. He 2017. She has over 20 years’ operational distribution. Previously, Warren spent has over 20 years’ experience in the experience within asset management, nearly 10 years at UBS Global Asset investment industry. having spent 15 years at Credit Suisse Management, where he was managing Asset Management and five years at The director, and in a variety of roles at Fidelity Bank of New York Mellon, as managing and Prudential. director within the asset servicing division. THE RISK AND THE QUARTERLY THE DISTRIBUTION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE The risk and governance committee, a The quarterly investment committee, a We have built one of the most experienced board committee, ensures the effectiveness board committee, provides independent distribution teams in the sector. The team of the systems of governance, risk oversight of portfolio management works hand in hand with fund managers management, and internal controls, and activities for all our funds and strategies to develop and market products and capital management of the business. with a view to ensuring investors are capabilities to meet our clients’ investment provided with products which perform as challenges, and to provide them with the they expect. support and service they appreciate and rightly expect. Amadeo Alentorn Richard Buxton Ian Heslop Dan Nickols Mike Servent Richard Watts 10
MILESTONES: OUR HISTORY AND HERITAGE Although our name and brand are new, our heritage and asset management pedigree go back many years… Late 1990s – 2000s 2012 2013 early 2000s The business now known OMAM is Richard Buxton as Merian Global Investors merged with joins the firm from The origins of parts of the Merian remains a part of Old Mutual another asset Schroders as head Global Investors business (including plc, trading as Old Mutual management of UK equities. the global equity and the mid- Asset Managers (OMAM). subsidiary of and small-cap UK equities desks) Old Mutual are formed from the acquisitions A number of the firm’s senior plc, Skandia and mergers of a number of UK investment professionals join Investment stockbroking businesses by the the business during this time. Group (SIG), South African financial services to form Old giant, Old Mutual plc. Mutual Global Investors (OMGI). 11
2014 2016 2017 2018 OMGI wins Mark Nash is Italian distribution is deepened through Completed the sale of Investment Week appointed as the opening of a Milan office. the business to OMGI Global Group of head of global senior management the Year award. bonds. Further investment enhancements and funds operated are made through the launches of by TA Associates. Distribution Further expansion systematic positive skew managed representation of the firm’s futures, financials contingent capital Announced new in the Americas investment (coco), strategic absolute return bond name (from autumn is significantly capability, with and US equity income capabilities. 2018): Merian Global enhanced. launches of gold Investors. & silver, UK mid- Global emerging market (GEM) equity European and small-cap team, led by Nick Payne joins, leading Management of small-cap equity liquid alternative to the launch of a GEM capability. China equity fund capability is and style premia delegated to Ping An. launched with hire funds. Freddie Woolfe is appointed head of Ian Ormiston. of responsible investment and International stewardship. reach is further 2015 enhanced Announcement of the sale of OMGI’s through the single-strategy business by Old Mutual OMGI’s opening of a to OMGI senior management and international Singapore office, funds operated by TA Associates, distribution in addition to key creating the business that becomes footprint is distribution hires today’s Merian Global Investors. broadened covering Italy, through the Singapore and opening of offices China. in Edinburgh and Zurich. 12
OUR INVESTMENT TEAMS AND FUND MANAGERS UK EQUITIES Expertise across the market cap spectrum. Merian UK Alpha Fund The award-winning UK equities team is headed by Richard Buxton, one of the most Merian UK Alpha Fund (IRL) prominent UK equities investors currently active in the market. With a full range of Merian UK Dynamic Equity Fund strategies that span the risk/return spectrum, the team holds impressive long-term Merian UK Equity Fund performance with proven, fundamental-driven processes. Merian UK Equity Income Fund UK LARGE CAP TEAM Merian UK Mid Cap Fund Merian UK Opportunities Fund Merian UK Smaller Companies Fund Richard Buxton Errol Francis Simon Murphy Ed Meier James Bowmaker Merian UK Smaller Companies Focus Fund Head of UK equities Portfolio manager Portfolio manager Portfolio manager Assistant portfolio manager Merian UK Specialist Equity Fund UK MID AND SMALL CAP TEAM Rob James Kunal kothari Dan Nickols Richard Watts Luke Kerr Senior UK equities Research analyst Head of UK mid and Portfolio manager Portfolio manager analyst small cap Freddie Woolfe Tim Service Nick Williamson James Gilbert David Cameron- Claudia Ho Head of responsible Portfolio manager Portfolio manager UK equities analyst Mowat Research analyst investment and stewardship UK equities analyst EUROPEAN EQUITIES Investing with conviction. Merian European Equity Fund Merian European Equity (ex UK) Fund The team puts the company at the centre of their process, constructing concentrated portfolios with a high degree of conviction. Merian Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies Fund Ian Ormiston Liam Nunn Nikisha Mistry Portfolio manager Portfolio manager European equities analyst GLOBAL, NORTH AMERICAN Global equities present a compelling opportunity for AND Merian ASIAN Asia EQUITIES Pacific Fund investors. Merian Asian Equity Income Fund Headed by Ian Heslop, this highly regarded team boasts a formidable record in global Merian Global Equity Fund equities, utilising a robust portfolio modelling system. Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund Merian Global Equity Income Fund (IRL) Merian North American Equity Fund Merian North American Equity Fund (IRL) Ian Heslop Amadeo Alentorn Mike Servent Yuangao Liu Sean Storey Head of global Head of research/ Head of systems/ Senior analyst Senior quantitative Merian Pacific Equity Fund equities/portfolio portfolio manager portfolio manager developer Merian World Equity Fund manager Merian US Equity Income Fund MGI Arbea Fund Matus Mrazik Justin Wells Senior analyst Stategist CHINA EQUITIES Managed since 23 March 2018 by Ping An of China Asset Management (HK) Co. Ltd. Merian China Equity Fund 13
GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS Combining discipline with years of experience. Merian Global Emerging Markets Fund While the team covers a broad investment universe, stock selection is narrowed down using rigorous screening techniques combining fundamental research with a broader macro view. The result is a highly active concentrated portfolio of around 40 holdings. Nick Payne Salman Siddiqui Liz Gifford Head of global Portfolio manager Portfolio manager emerging markets FIXED INCOME Our experienced team employs a high conviction, Merian Corporate Bond Fund thematic approach. Merian Emerging Market Debt Fund The team has four core areas of expertise: multi-sector bonds, emerging market debt, Merian Financials Contingent Capital Fund credit and cocos. Merian Global Strategic Bond Fund Merian Global Strategic Bond Fund (IRL) Merian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Mark Nash Nicholas Wall Delphine Arrighi Patty Cao Lloyd Harris Merian Local Currency Emerging Market Debt Fund Head of fixed income/ Portfolio manager Lead emerging market Assistant portfolio Lead credit Merian Monthly Income Bond Fund portfolio manager portfolio manager manager/sovereign portfolio manager analyst Merian Strategic Absolute Return Bond Fund Rob James Deepa Abraham Simon Prior Lakshay Thakur Przemyslaw Pietraszek Portfolio manager, Portfolio manager Assistant portfolio Fixed income analyst Fixed income analyst cocos* manager Huw Davies Anish Shah Bhavesh Trivedi *Rob James is formally a member of the UK equities team. Investment director Senior fixed income Fixed income dealer dealer SYSTEMATIC POSITIVE SKEW A strategy led by process and theory. Merian Systematic Positive Skew Fund Mark Greenwood joined the firm in 2015 and has particular expertise in derivatives markets. The strategy uses options-market data to analyse futures contracts, is wholly systematic and aims to benefit from crowded and volatile market conditions. Mark Greenwood Vytaute Maciulskyte Portfolio manager Analyst STYLE PREMIA ABSOLUTE RETURN Systematic diversification. Merian Style Premia Absolute Return Fund Building on our heritage in systematic alternative strategies, the fund offers efficient exposure to five market-neutral styles across multiple asset classes. Leif Cussen John Dow Portfolio manager Portfolio manager PRECIOUS METALS An enigmatic world where specialist sector knowledge Merian Gold & Silver Fund is key. An alternative asset class to bonds and equities, precious metals are blended to take account of differing macroeconomic environments. Ned Naylor- Joe Lunn Chris Mahoney Leyland Assistant portfolio Assistant portfolio Portfolio manager manager manager 14
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