Alastair Scott Baker

Sarasin is an active investor who takes a global, long-term, thematic approach to investing – with responsible investment at their core. They identify powerful trends that will shape the investment landscape for years to come and embed stewardship into their investment process. Clients can invest in the firm’s global equity, multi-asset, fixed income and real estate strategies. Portfolios can be constructed either through portfolio funds or as segregated portfolios.

SIM is an active investment manager that utilizes a contrarian investment approach supported by fundamental, in-house research, regular company visits and their group's global network. Research is shared worldwide within the parent group and is organized in specialist teams, with local specialists contributing their expertise to global sector teams. The firm also utilizes their proprietary software, the Global Research Investment Database, to integrate and distribute in-house and external research, assisting investment managers in portfolio construction. They manage risk through another proprietary tool called Portfolio Risk Investment Strategy Manager (PRISM).