Portfolio Investments

05Investment Management & Advisory

Analysis and portfolio decisions shaped around the mandate.

Discretionary asset management, private wealth advisory and strategic investment advice aligned with the client’s stated objectives, decision framework and agreed scope.

Mandate overview

Start with the mandate, then organise the analysis and decisions around it.

The objective, constraints, governance and review process are clarified before the portfolio or advisory workstream is designed.

When clients call us

A portfolio or strategic-finance decision needs a defined framework.

  • 01

    A discretionary mandate or portfolio-construction approach needs to be defined.

  • 02

    A financial model or market analysis is needed for a specific decision.

  • 03

    Governance or strategic-finance priorities need structured advisory support.

Scope of work

A modular scope aligned with the client’s objectives.

Services can be commissioned as a mandate or as defined advisory workstreams.

  1. 01

    Discretionary asset management

    Manage an agreed portfolio mandate within its documented objectives and parameters.

  2. 02

    Private wealth advisory

    Define investment objectives, liquidity needs, risk parameters and a portfolio approach for eligible private clients within the agreed mandate.

  3. 03

    Asset allocation & portfolio construction

    Develop an allocation and portfolio approach around the stated objective and constraints.

  4. 04

    Financial modelling

    Build decision-useful models for the agreed financial question.

  5. 05

    Strategic finance

    Support financial decisions with structured analysis and scenario framing.

  6. 06

    Governance advisory

    Advise on governance questions within the scope of the engagement.

  7. 07

    Market intelligence

    Organise relevant market information around a defined decision or mandate.

How the work is organised

A defined objective, a documented framework, a reviewable process.

The workplan is adapted to the type of mandate while retaining a consistent decision sequence.

  1. 01

    Define

    Clarify objectives, constraints, responsibilities and the intended decision process.

  2. 02

    Analyse

    Develop the relevant portfolio, financial or market analysis.

  3. 03

    Implement

    Carry out the agreed management or advisory workstream within scope.

  4. 04

    Review

    Revisit the analysis and decisions through the agreed review process.

Working principles

Mandate before method.

01

Objective-led

The analysis and workplan begin with the client’s stated objective.

02

Defined scope

Responsibilities and decision parameters are agreed for the engagement.

03

Reviewable decisions

Analysis is organised so that assumptions and choices can be revisited.

Need a portfolio or strategic-finance framework?

Start by defining the objective, decision context and required scope of advice.

Discuss the mandate