Joanne L. Howard

Provides investment management solutions

RCM Capital Management offers investment strategies that cover all market-caps and investment styles. The firm offers investment products that vary widely from regional and global strategies to multi-asset and structured products. They have particular expertise in: (1) regional/country equity strategies (2) global equity strategies (3) emerging markets equity strategies (4) thematic and sector strategies (5) alpha extension strategies (6) multi-asset absolute return strategies and (7) structured products. RCM's investment philosophy is based on proprietary sector-based fundamental research. Though not limited by sector, RCM tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the electronic technology, technology services and health technology sectors. The firm invests globally, across all market-caps. RCM maintains a medium turnover rate.

Bailard manages diversified portfolios across a broad risk spectrum for their clients. The firm carefully constructs diversified portfolios of assets that have low correlations with one another with the intention of enhancing return and reducing volatility. Their process begins with the creation of a longer-term strategic portfolio which consists of a mix of low and high volatility assets. Bailard uses a combination of quantitative research/models, fundamental analysis and/or qualitative judgment. Their fundamental research expertise is used in the analysis of their fixed income, real estate and specialized strategies.

Functions as a College/University

AllianzGI US manages client portfolios (directly or through model delivery and wrap fee programs) using traditional and systematic processes across various investment strategies. The firm offers an array of US equity strategies that vary across style and market-cap ranges. Their high yield bond and convertibles strategies employ a fundamental bottom-up process that seeks the early identification of high yield issuers that exhibit the potential for improving fundamental characteristics. AllianzGI US employs rigorous fundamental research and capital structure analysis to construct portfolios that consist of the best companies from a risk/return standpoint. They also offer alternative investment strategies that are designed to achieve absolute return, alpha enhancement and beta hedging.