Investment Partners

IR+M is a Boston-based US fixed income manager with $97bn AUM. It was founded in 1984 and is employee-owned. They have a bottom-up investment approach with ESG factors integrated.  IR+M recently received an award from Coalition Greenwich: the award identifies asset managers that distinguish themselves from competitors by “delivering superior levels of client service that help institutional investors achieve their investment goals and objectives.

Lightman is an independent investment management company based in London. We were founded in 2019 and are dedicated to European equities. We manage the assets of a UK-domiciled OEIC, the WS Lightman European Fund and a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV, the Lightman European Equities Fund.

Our investment principles are rooted in empirical research. Rather than rely on theory, we focus on investment characteristics that have been proven to work with the highest consistency over the longest periods. We incorporate a century of historical perspective to evaluate the drivers of stock market returns.

Our philosophy and process lead to portfolios that tend to have a contrarian edge, providing differentiation from the peer group and the benchmark.

Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA) was established in Australia in 1984 and has $6.2 bn AUM.  MBA’s Global Listed Infrastructure (GLI) fund was founded in 2012 and is an actively managed high conviction fund that invests in global listed infrastructure focusing on regulated, contracted and concession assets or networks that provide essential services. The MBA GLI fund, which is majority employee-owned, is an ESG/Sustainability multiple-award winner. Article 8 Fund.

Mobius Capital Partners founded in 2018 by Mark Mobius and Carlos Hardenberg. MCP specializes in emerging and frontier markets and invests in small & mid-cap companies. Their approach is bottom-up stock selection and high portfolio concentration. They have an unconstrained approach and focus on active ownership with a focus on ESG and Corporate culture. Article 8 Fund.

Polaris Capital Management, LLC is a Boston-based investment firm specializing in global value equity management, serving both institutional and individual investors since its founding by Bernard Horn in 1995. The firm manages approximately $12 billion in assets, employing a disciplined approach to invest in undervalued companies worldwide, regardless of their country, industry, or market capitalization.

Quaestio Capital Management is an independent Italian Asset Management firm with $14bn AUM. Their expertise includes Fixed Income funds. Hyde Park Investment represents the 5* Morningstar Quaestio Global Enhanced Cash Fund and the Quaestio European High Yield Fund, both UCITS funds, Article 8 Funds.