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Equities Division
The Equities Division is dedicated to managing GIC’s proprietary assets through a blend of external investment strategies and a discretionary approach to public equites. The team manages, selects, supervises, and monitors external managers across various asset classes while employing a disciplined and innovative investment process. By leveraging these strategies, the team constructs a resilient portfolio capable of rebalancing through global events to achieve long-term sustainable returns.
Core Principles
- Market Insight: Harnessing a deep understanding of global economic trends and financial factors.
- Disciplined Investment Processes: Applying a systematic and disciplined approach, both quantitative and qualitative, to ensure precision and accountability in our investments.
- Continuous Innovation: Committing to ongoing enhancements and innovations in our investment processes to consistently achieve exceptional performance.
Asset Classes
Hedge Funds: Our Hedge Fund of Funds creates a balanced, all-weather portfolio by investing in a diverse mix of hedge funds across various strategies and asset classes. The team focuses on selecting the most reputable high-conviction managers with proven track records and strong risk-adjusted returns. The Hedge fund book aims for high absolute returns with low volatility, prioritizing capital preservation.
Global Equity Funds: The global equities portfolio invests in the developed and emerging markets across a diverse range of products, regions, and themes. The team construct a well-balanced portfolio designed to deliver superior returns. Our success is driven by integrating our comprehensive macroeconomic and financial outlook with both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, ensuring strong risk-adjusted returns.
GCC Equity Markets: Our presence in the GCC adds a competitive advantage and enables the team to identify themes and opportunities that result in sustainable returns over the long term. Our investment process relies on stock selection based on quantitative rules to filter stocks based on fundamental factors. The team implements investment ideas across numerous stocks to capture investment opportunities. Our portfolio construction approach is detailed and driven by a fundamental investment approach.
Our strategies and principles ensure sustainable and consistent performance in the public equity markets