Research Group

Responsibilities of Our Research Group

Each team has unique responsibilities, including analyzing economic trends, sector and industry updates; evaluating securities; calculating performance and implementing the IPC's portfolio decisions.

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Applied Research

Two Applied Research teams, the Capital Markets Research Team and the Securities Research Team, provide information and analysis upon which the IPC makes portfolio decisions. Both teams have dedicated analysts specializing in fixed income research.

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Capital Markets Research Team

The Capital Markets Research Team employs a top-down investment process to understand economic, political and sentiment factors we believe will drive markets over the next 12 to 18 months. The IPC uses this information to develop key portfolio themes based on which asset classes, countries and sectors are best positioned for the economic environment we expect ahead.

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Securities Research Team

Our Securities analysts perform fundamental research on current and prospective investments to identify securities with strategic attributes consistent with our top-down views and competitive advantages relative to their defined peer group.

Implementation Team

The Implementation Team oversees and applies portfolio changes—generating trade orders—as instructed by the IPC, portfolio strategy and client restrictions.