Our ethos as professional investors can be summarised by these key points:

We are active managers – we seek to add maximum value for our investors by running high-conviction portfolios.

Risk matters – we are mindful of investment risk and seek to add value efficiently by carefully monitoring the funds against their risk profiles.

We’re style neutral – we look for opportunities to make profits for our investors, rather than tying ourselves to a single investment style, such as value, growth, momentum etc.

We use multi-factor analysis – we use all tools at our disposal to help us make rounded decisions – fundamentals, valuations, technicals and sentiment.

We’re responsible investors – ethical investing and an active approach to governance is not only good ‘corporate citizenship’, it’s also good investment practice and keeps companies focused on their shareholders.

We are team players – there’s no ‘star manager’ culture at Kames Capital; we make the views of all our people count.

Debate enhances decisions – through our team approach, we encourage our people to challenge each other’s views, making for more-robust decision making.