Craig Smith

Loomis Sayles bases their overall investment approach on the premise that their disciplined, research-based investment strategies can identify market inefficiencies that can lead to consistent outperformance of benchmarks. The firm's fixed-income research team seeks to identify attractive securities and assign ratings to various issues. Their equity investment approach is based on their belief that equity markets are inefficient. Loomis Sayles employs an intensive bottom-up investment analysis with the goal of delivering superior risk adjusted performance.

PPM is an active investment manager with a focus on bottom-up fundamental investing. The firm aims to deliver solutions and service to clients with the goal of meeting their unique investment objectives. They utilize a team-based approach to manage the assets of the portfolio.

Functions as a College/University

Part of Jackson Financial, Inc., PPM Holdings, Inc. is an institutional asset manager that manages approximately $95 billion in assets across public fixed income, commercial real estate debt, private and structured credit, private equity, and collateralized loan obligations. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company offers investment solutions including CLO management, commercial real estate debt focused on growth markets and defensive property sectors, and private equity specializing in middle market North American buyout and growth equity. PPM integrates environmental, social, and governance factors into investment analysis and is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. Its services are intended for institutional investors and consultants.