Equities



In reaction to investors’ demands and new market challenges, CPR AM offers a full and diversified range of equity funds and strategies:

  • Strategies based on seeking out the best stocks in all the major geographical regions based on a neutral sector approach.
  • Purely thematic or sectoral strategies to tap into specific growth dynamics on the financial markets.
  • Innovative approaches to adjusting the investment strategy to certain phases on developed and emerging markets.

With its conviction-based approach, CPR AM’s investment solutions aim to deliver returns over time by identifying the most solid companies and/or those with the fastest-growing markets.

To do so, CPR Asset Management practices active investment management that combines in an original way its managers’ long experience with aggressive use of use of systematic analysis tools.



CPR AM’s know-how features in particular:

  • Long-term approaches, as well as adjustable and innovative products.
  • Resolutely active management with demonstrated added value.
  • Analysis and optimisation management tools developed in-house in tandem with the research teams.
  • Long-standing experience with approaches managed and developed at the company for more than 25 years.
  • Almost 20 equity investment managers with an average of more than 18 years’ experience.


RIGOROUS AND SUSTAINED MANAGEMENT PROCESS

ANALYSIS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOURCES OF ADDED VALUE AND RISKS (CYCLES, STYLE, SECTORS, SECURITIES, ETC.)

QUANTITATIVE PROPRIETARY TOOLS TO BACK THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESSES OF EACH COMPANY AND HOW THEY OPERATE



QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT WITH A HUMAN FACE

As a pioneer in quantitative stock-picking, CPR AM offers an investment management approach based on a quantitative process for stock-picking with no ex-ante style or sector bias and while staying within a limited risk budget.

Combining traditional fundamental analysis with quantitative modelling, quantitative fund management helps set up  broadly diversified portfolios. CPR AM’s offering of investment solutions has broadened over the years and now covers a vast range of investment strategies, with various geographical exposures and risk/return pairings .

A strategy that aims to deliver steady outperformance, regardless of current market conditions and trends.



A PLETHORA OF THEMES

Ageing of the population, luxury goods, commodities, mergers & restructuring – these are all investment themes that CPR AM has identified as relevant sources of returns.

Theme-based investment is an excellent way to tap into the structural changes occurring in our societies. In fact, CPR AM has developed a range of funds on various themes having the common denominator of solid visibility that they offer on their medium-term prospects.

The theme expertise that CPR AM has developed is based on the know-how of teams possessing solid experience in the financial markets in which they invest. The many contacts between manager/analysts combined with their in-depth knowledge of the sectors concerned are ways of deterring the best opportunities.



EXAMPLES OF THEMATIC INVESTMENT

Ageing of the population

  • A promising theme: ageing of the population
  • An original approach: eight sectors identified
  • A robust investment universe based on a powerful long-term and non-cyclical growth trend

Mergers and restructuring

A two-pillar theme offering opportunities throughout the economic cycle, including economic restructuring and financial restructuring

  • Strong convictions reflected in a concentrated portfolio
  • A 10-year-plus performance track-record

Luxury and lifestyles

A global theme based on lifestyle behaviour, including pleasure consumer habits of communities through two promising sectors – luxury goods and lifestyles.

Past performances are not a reliable indicator of future performances of the funds and of the funds manager.