Our Distinctive Approach to Investment Management
The St. James's Place Wealth Management Group recognises that no single investment house has a monopoly on investment expertise and therefore adopts an effective solution to this problem. We do not employ
in-house investment managers; instead we carefully select a number of external managers of outstanding ability to manage our range of funds.
The cornerstone of the St. James's Place approach is its Investment Committee, which 'manages the fund managers' on behalf of our clients. We retain an independent investment consulting firm, Stamford Associates, which plays an important role in the selection and management. Stamford's only business is in advising large pensions funds – and us – on the selection of investment managers.
The Investment Committee's role is to:
- Select some of the best investment managers
- Monitor those managers to ensure they remain focused
- Change managers if this becomes necessary
- Give clients diversification of risk by selecting managers with different investment styles