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INVESTMENTS

IN-DEPTH RESEARCH , ROBUST GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENT OUTPUTS .

Here ’ s how SimplyBiz Investment Services helps investment advisers to make more informed decisions about the solutions they want to adopt as part of their CIP .
The Investment Committee – the core of our process .

Our independent Investment Committee provides investment oversight , governance and due diligence to complement your advice process . This includes working on your behalf to monitor the SIS Strategic Asset Allocations , Risk Controlled Solutions , SIS Research Fund and DFM MPS Lists , and Advisory Models made available through Centra .

They meet quarterly to :
• conduct a Capital Markets Review and assess its impact on the Strategic Asset Allocations
• review analysis and performance information produced for Risk Controlled solutions
• independently evaluate the performance of the Researched Fund & DFM MPS Lists
• consider due diligence and governance frameworks for the Centralised Investment Proposition .
They meet annually to :
• conduct a full Strategic Asset Allocation review
• review the investment objectives and constraints of the SAA
• review the investment philosophy and methodologies .
Meet the committee
Davinia Rogers , Investment Services Director SimplyBiz
David Yao Investment Consultant Hymans Robertson
Pan Andreas Head of Insight and Consulting ( Funds & DFM ) Defaqto
Outputs The Investment Committee documents all its decisions and processes , and makes them available to our advisers through our Member websites .
Dan Russell Managing Director SimplyBiz Distribution Services
Jim Thompson Investment Consultant Defaqto
Gareth Johnson Signature Strategic Compliance Director SimplyBiz
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