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Southbourne Group Singapore, Tokyo Japan on Investments

Southbourne Group Personal Strategies are diversified portfolios that assist institutional customers leverage our sensible, value-based investment approach to aim for particular asset types and market areas.

Southbourne Group Large Cap Value

The Southbourne Group Large Cap Value Strategy invests in about 40 to 60 firms with appealing evaluations. The portfolio group searches for high-quality firms with potentials for future productivity that are considerably stronger than what is presented in the present stock value. Firms with enough free cash-flow and low-debt are selected.

Portfolio risk is managed by restricting the expected weight of each holding, setting maximum position boundaries, and constricting sector weightings. The beta of the portfolio is commonly below that of the market.

Buy Discipline

Firms are strictly scrutinized and factors measured in evaluating securities include:

• Increasing ROE (Return On Equity)
• A decreasing debt/equity ratio
• Positive cash-flow
• Positive revenues surprise without a matching increase in Wall Street profits estimates.

Sell Discipline

The Sell Discipline is vital to managing portfolio risk and includes:

• Stock attains ultimate price goal.
• Fundamental change in firm or sector that adversely affects initial investment concept.

Southbourne Group Income Opportunity

The Southbourne Group Income Opportunity Fund is a dynamically administered portfolio that aims to produce active revenue with asset increase and tax competence by concentrating on firms with cash-flow that is stable enough to maintain a continuous or growing dividend. The fund selects dividend-issuing common stocks, preferred stocks, convertibles securities, royalty trusts, energy MLPs, REITs, and certain debt instruments.

Investment Approach

• Offers greater present revenue than those of conventional fixed-income instruments.
• Vigorously administered portfolio of liquid and transparent securities.
• Invests in an assorted group of revenue-producing asset types.

The Fund’s Investment Universe Include:

• Preferred Stocks
• Dividend-Paying Common Stocks
• Convertible Securities
• Bonds and Other Debt Securities
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Master Limited Partnerships & Trusts (MLPs)
• Money Market Instruments
• Inflation-Sheltered Securities

Southbourne Group Dividend Growth

The Southbourne Group Dividend Growth portfolio focuses on long-lasting capital growth through bottom-up security options while concentrating on firms with a consistent and rising dividend output. A minimum of 80% of the portfolio is put into securities that provide a dividend presently. The procedure favors firms with high cash-flow turnover on capital and appealing valuations. The strategy invests in about 40 to 60 firms with market capitalizations higher than $1 billion.

Investment Approach

The process starts with several quantitative evaluations that are intended to pinpoint top-quality firms with characteristics such as attractive valuation, an excellent degree of cash-flow return on capital, consistent dividend, and a manifest dedication to increasing the cash-flow payoff.

When such firms are pinpointed, they undergo a proprietary Multi-Factor evaluation which categorizes firms based on:

• Valuation
• Free cash-flow measurements
• Revenues quality, comparing economic returns to GAAP (Generally-Accepted Accounting Principles) returns.

The firms that rate in the top quintile are evaluated subsequently by the fundamental research group, and those exhibiting viable fundamental structures are deemed qualified for acquisition by the portfolio group.

Risk management procedures involve a sector weight limit of 25% on an absolute basis, exposure to a minimum of six sectors, and at most 5% position size.

Sell Discipline

Sell motivations may include:

• Decrease in the proprietary Multi-Factor grade standing.
• Decrease in the dividend payout.
• Infringement of the investment hypothesis.
• Attainment of the price goal initially set.

Southbourne Group Global Equity

The Global Equity Strategy provides investments in the common stock of 65 to 85 firms based worldwide, with market capitalizations over USD $1 billion.

We believe that investments in viable enterprises that are valued incorrectly and that can produce high and consistent revenues growth will allow excellent economic returns on a long-term basis.

A bottom-up firm evaluation process that is mixed with a country allocation structure is the main factor in our decision-making method. In depth, proprietary fundamental investigation undertaken by the group of portfolio managers and analysts on an international scope is used to uncover promising market stocks with consistent earnings growth and Economic Value Added (EVA) potentials unnoticed by the market, at appealing assessments.

Buy Discipline

Preliminary screens are used to limit the collection of investable firms by searching for firms with necessary trading liquidity, market capitalization and Cash Flow Return on Investment (CFROI) measurements.

When the first list is created, Research Analysts undertake additional industry-defined evaluations and screen the list further through sector-defined evaluation multiples and/or operational parameters. The Analysts and the head Portfolio Manager then create a Priority List of the top contenders for farther due diligence based on both qualitative factors and sub-sector dynamics.

Fundamental evaluation is undertaken in three phases:

1. Qualitative evaluation aims to comprehend and estimate a firm’s franchise worth, competitive edge over other firms, growth motivators and management orientation.

2. Quantitative evaluation, on the other hand, scrutinizes and assesses the firm’s financial statements for the last 1 to 2 operational cycles as well as predicts its performance through the coming 3 to 5 years.

3. Computation of fair value: Utilizing the discounted cash-flow method, along with parameters such as P/E, price/cash flow, and enterprise value/ EBITDA, we estimate a reasonable fair value price.

Sell Discipline

Stocks acquired in the portfolio are kept until a new option with better fundamentals and revenue characteristics is identified. All portfolio holdings and contenders are assessed within the scope of the general portfolio. There are no instant sales of securities; however, prospective sell stimuli may include achievement of fair value and decrease in worth or essential quality.

Southbourne Group Emerging Markets

The Emerging Markets Strategy invests in the common stock of 70 to 90 firms that are situated, or conduct major operations in expanding markets and have market capitalizations of more than USD $500 million. We believe that investments in viable enterprises that are not correctly valued and can produce positive and consistent revenues growth will allow excellent economic returns on a long-term basis.

A bottom-up firm selection strategy is the main asset in our decision-making procedure. In-depth, proprietary fundamental investigation undertaken by the group of portfolio managers and analysts on a worldwide scope is utilized to uncover rising market firms with consistent revenues increase and Economic Value Added (EVA) potentials not identified by the market, at appealing appraisals.

Buy Discipline

Preliminary filters are used to limit the scope of viable firms by searching out those with necessary trading liquidity, market capitalization and Cash-Flow Return on Investment (CFROI) parameters.

After the first list is produced, Research Analysts undertake additional industry-based filters and evaluate the list further through sector-sensitive estimation multiples and/or operational measurements. The Analysts, and lead Portfolio Manager then create a Priority List of the best prospects for greater due diligence based on qualitative factors and sub-sector patterns.

Fundamental evaluation is undertaken in three phases:

1. Qualitative evaluation aims to comprehend and estimate a firm’s franchise worth, competitive edge over other firms, growth motivators and management orientation.

2. Quantitative evaluation, on the other hand, scrutinizes and assesses the firm’s financial statements for the last 1 to 2 operational cycles as well as predicts its performance through the coming 3 to 5 years.

3. Computation of fair value: Utilizing the discounted cash-flow method, along with parameters such as P/E, price/cash flow, and enterprise value/ EBITDA, we estimate a reasonable fair value price.

Sell Discipline

Stocks acquired in the portfolio are kept until a new option with better fundamentals and revenue characteristics is identified. All portfolio holdings and contenders are assessed within the scope of the general portfolio. There are no instant sales of securities; however, prospective sell stimuli may include achievement of fair value and decrease in worth or essential quality.

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