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CHN Investment Management Ltd

Discretionary Fund Management

Who we are?

Who we are?

  • CHN Investment Management Ltd (CHN IM) was formed following two years of hard work, after undergoing a vigorous vetting process with the Financial Conduct Authority.
  • The discretionary permissions awarded mean that CHN IM are able to act as a Discretionary Fund Manager (DFM).

What do we do?

  • Adopt a tactical approach to asset allocation
  • Invest predominantly in active funds for the purpose of delivering favourable long-term risk adjusted returns.
  • Amount invested depends on the asset weightings of the chosen Risk grade and these are rebalanced regularly.
  • Reviewed and managed by an investment committee who can modify the asset weightings in response to anticipated market environment and changes, subject to a disciplined risk- controlled framework.
What do we do?

Our Team

Sophie Thornhill

Head of Investment Management/ Chairperson

Richard M Holmes

Deputy Head of Investment Management/ Deputy Chairperson

Lee Clayton

Voting Committee Member

Simon Bingham

Voting Committee Member

Peter Simpson

Voting Committee Member

Matthew Kay

Voting Committee Member

Daniel Lees

Voting Committee Member

Robert Fayolle

Voting Committee Member

Liz Sheeran

Non voting Committee Member

Richard Crowther

Non voting Committee Member

Jasper Thornton-Boelman

Jasper Thornton-Boelman

External Research Support to the Committee

Colin Morris

Colin Morris

External Research Support to the Committee

CHN Investment BG

Why a Discretionary Fund Management Service?

  • A quick and seamless process
  • You will not have to sign authority letters for fund switches as this will be managed on your behalf
  • Reviews will take place quarterly
  • The discretionary style of the solution means that we have the ability to respond to market events and conduct ad-hoc reviews if it was deemed necessary by the investment committee; and are able to swiftly react and implement changes (in comparison to an advisory model)

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