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Our Strategies

Distinctive investing – beyond the obvious. We seek to enhance our clients’ financial outcomes. Our strategies are designed to add value and enhance portfolio efficiency; with a distinctive investment approach and robust risk framework. Below are our global strategies. Please choose a profile to view the strategies that apply to your specific region.

Fixed Income

For over 30 years GAM has specialised in fixed income strategies. Over this time we have seen the asset class evolve significantly, and as times have changed, so has our offering. Our capabilities in this area allow our clients to access the most sophisticated strategies available.

Our in-house and external managers have built up enviable track records across fixed income asset classes. We offer a wide range of fixed income funds with a variety of objectives and risk profiles to suit your investment goals.

Emerging Markets

We offer a range of solutions within emerging market fixed income, all managed by a highly experienced and recognised emerging market team.

Global Credit

We offer strategies that invest in a variety of credit instruments, including subordinated debt and high yield.

Securitised Assets

Our strategies invest in Mortgage-backed Securities and Asset Backed Securities, seeking out total returns with low levels of volatility.

Specialist

We offer a range of specialist solutions that can add both alpha and diversification benefits to existing portfolios. Implementation varies across instruments and public and private markets.

Strategic Bond

Our strategies act as core fixed income allocations, investing across bond markets with a total return mandate. These strategies seek to limit downside risk, focusing on trade design and diversification.

Equity

GAM offers a wide range of equity strategies focused on developed and emerging markets as well as specialist and absolute return approaches. Our funds are actively managed with clearly differentiated investment approaches.

Our investment teams benefit from the freedom to follow their own philosophy and processes; typically with active, conviction investment styles that are not wedded to benchmarks, allowing them to exploit a greater range of opportunities than traditional managers.

Absolute Return

We offer non-directional and absolute return equities, generally managed using long and short exposures.

Asian

We offer regional Asian strategies covering Asia-Pacific ex. Japan, China and Japan.

Emerging Markets

We offer a range of solutions within emerging market equities, all managed by a highly experienced and recognised emerging market team.

European

We offer a range of core European equity investment solutions as well as highly regarded Swiss and UK domestic equity products.

Thematic

We offer a range of equity funds, which provide which provide a thematic focus across disruptive growth, technology and luxury brands.

Global

We offer a range of global equity strategies targeting developed and emerging markets using discretionary as well as systematic approaches.

Specialist

We offer a range of specialist solutions that can add both alpha and diversification benefits to existing portfolios. Implementation varies across instruments and public and private markets.

Systematic

GAM Systematic comprises our rules-based quantitative systematic macro and commodity capabilities.

Our investment team conducts rigorous scientific research to create strategies that aim to identify and harvest multiple sources of returns uncorrelated to traditional asset classes.

Systematic Macro

Cross asset class portfolios that seek to generate returns uncorrelated to traditional asset classes.

Commodities

A portfolio that aims to offer an enhanced commodity exposure through a diversified systematic approach.

Our fund range

We have a comprehensive range of active investment strategies across asset classes and styles.

The Fund List is the key route to comprehensive information on all GAM products available in your jurisdiction.

At GAM, we take a holistic approach to responsible investment that includes a deep commitment to active investment and stewardship.