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Private Client Presentation
6th April 2012
Gibraltar Asset Management Limited is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Commission
Member firm of the London Stock Exchange
Contents
1. About Us
2. Organisation
3. Security of Your Assets
4. Client Reporting
4. Client Reporting
5. Services Execution-Only
Advisory
Discretionary
6. Summary
Appendix
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About Us
• History - Gibraltar Asset Management Limited (“GAM”) was founded in 1987 and has roots
in Gibraltar going back over forty years.
• Regulation - GAM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission. Being
based in Gibraltar, we are subject to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID),
thus benefiting clients with the maximum amount of protection. We are also a member of the
Gibraltar Investor Compensation Scheme.
• Memberships – GAM is Gibraltar’s single local member firm of the London Stock Exchange.
GAM is also a member of GFIA (Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association) and GACO
(Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers).
• Independence - We are totally independent of any fund managers, clearing banks or
insurance companies and as such have no conflicts of interest. As a result we provide
entirely unbiased investment advice.
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Organisation
Paul Brailey
Director
Mark Maloney
Managing
Director
James Lasry
Non-Executive
Director
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Isabel Duque
Investment Management, Advisory  Execution-Only dealing
Client Services  Compliance
Djamal Adib
Security of Your Assets
• Nominee arrangements - We do not hold client assets, rather they are held through an FSA-regulated custodian,
Jarvis Investment Management Plc (“Jarvis”). Jarvis is a Member firm of the London Stock Exchange and is itself
listed on the London Stock Exchange. Securities are registered in the name of Jarvis’ nominee, JIM Nominees
Limited, a non-trading company that provides for the safe, secure and effective administration of clients’
investments.
Advantages of our nominee service include:
i-The enabling of market transactions to be settled for standard settlement (T+3)
ii-The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace
ii-The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace
iii-The reduction of paperwork as all correspondence, such as reports, is sent to the nominee company
iv-The automated processing of corporate actions including the collection of dividends
GAM can also arrange for settlement via the client’s own custodian.
• Investor protection - GAM places a strong emphasis on risk management encompassing legal, regulatory and
reputational risk and compliance. Treating customers fairly is an established and fundamental component of the
firm’s business culture and has been instrumental to the development of the firm’s excellent reputation amongst
investors. This is evidenced by our low client turnover. GAM does not take proprietary positions.
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Transactions Settlement Custody Corporate Actions Valuations
Client Reporting
Regular reporting is an important part of our relationship with our clients. We communicate to
our clients through the following media:
• Online access - clients can access their portfolios through our online platform, which
provides daily valuations and sterling cash statements.
• Corporate actions - ongoing notification (via telephone, email or letter) of all corporate
• Corporate actions - ongoing notification (via telephone, email or letter) of all corporate
events that occur on your holdings such as rights issues, capital reorganisations, takeovers
etc. Advice on course of action is provided on request.
• Contract notes - contract notes are issued promptly after each transaction, either
immediately via email (thus cutting down on mail and unnecessary paper) or via post the
following business day.
• Hard copy valuations – posted to clients semi-annually for month end June and December.
Discretionary investment management clients also receive a market report along with a
performance analysis against a suitable benchmark.
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Our execution-only dealing service is a comprehensive and efficient method to buy and sell securities.
• Markets - As a member firm of the London Stock Exchange we have direct access to the markets and
provide best execution and timely execution of orders. Markets covered include:
Equities Pan-European, North American, Australian and Japanese
Fixed Interest Pan-European  US government and corporate debt
Services – Execution-Only
Collective Investment Schemes Investment Trusts, Unit Trusts and ETFs
Structured Products Exchange-listed and OTC
Derivatives Futures, Options, CFDs  Covered Warrants
Foreign Exchange Free online platform to 44 FX pairs. 1% margin
• Telephone/Online dealing - Trades may be placed via our traditional telephone-based service or online
via our robust online dealing platform (excluding overseas equities, fixed interest  US options).
• Value-added service - We can provide up-to-date market information, monitor stock price movements,
keep you informed of news on particular stocks and take limit as well as market orders. Execution-only
customers also receive research published by GAM’s Investment Committee which drives our investment
management offering.
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• Tailored advice - We make recommendations based on your investment objectives, attitude to risk, time horizon and individual requirements and will
act only once you are in agreement with our recommendations. We will advise on the merits of a particular investment upon request, as well as on its
suitability to your portfolio as a whole.
• Free of charge - There is no additional charge for the advisory service. Only a financial questionnaire need be completed.
• Quality of advice - Our advice is based on quality research and the skills, knowledge and experience of our professional brokers, all London qualified.
• Profitable opportunities - We aim to provide the advice clients need to improve the return on their investments - whether they are short-term traders or
Services – Advisory
• Profitable opportunities - We aim to provide the advice clients need to improve the return on their investments - whether they are short-term traders or
long-term investors. We advise clients of potential opportunities, place orders once a course of action has been agreed and monitor subsequent
performance.
• Scope of advice - There are a growing number of investment products available hence good selection is vital. With the ever increasing complexity of
these investments professional help has never been more essential. Every advisory client is assigned a stockbroker who is there to build a relationship
with you, as your trusted advisor, exchanging ideas and keeping you informed. You can discuss everything from risk management and the achievement
of your investment goals to how best to buy or sell specific shares.
• Investment ideas – Advisory customers receive research published by GAM’s Investment Committee which drives our investment management
offering.
• Portfolio review - GAM carries out regular reviews of all client portfolios whether advisory or discretionary to ensure that portfolio holdings are in line
with each clients investment objectives, time horizon and attitude to risk.
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Investment Committee
• GAM’s Investment Committee is responsible for building model portfolios for a range of investment objectives and time
horizons. These models are used as a basis to build a portfolio for an individual client.
• Our approach to portfolio construction is to:
1) Identify the best assets to invest in
2) Combine them to minimise volatility
3) Establish the best investment route for each asset class
Services – Discretionary
• Asset allocation is at the core of investment success-research has shown that 90% of returns come from the way you spread
your holdings across different asset classes, not through stock picking. The more asset classes one includes, the greater
potential there is for reduced volatility and enhanced returns.
• Our model portfolios reflect recommended asset allocations to equities, special situations, commodities  fixed interest. By
way of example, for an investor with a medium attitude to risk and a medium time horizon, GAM uses the following portfolios
as a template for subsequent investment dependent upon their investment objectives – balanced, income or capital growth.
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Investment Committee
Confirm asset
allocations
Security Analysis Transactions
Model Portfolios
Balanced/Capital Growth
Equities 50%
Special Situations 10%
Commodities 10%
Fixed Interest 30%
Income
Services – Discretionary
Equities 50%
Fixed Interest 50%
Capital Growth (Zero Fixed Interest)
Equities 80%
Special Situations 10%
Commodities 10%
Now we discuss these individual asset classes in turn.
As an independent stockbroker, we select the best investment route for each asset class based on value. As our income is derived from our transparent
pricing structure we tend to prefer direct investments and low cost exchange traded funds to expensive unit trusts and structured products. Costs chip away
at performance year after year and their impact compounds over time. There are few factors as predictive of future success as fees-they are the only
variable known at the outset. We believe our approach aligns GAM’s interests directly with those of the client.
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Services – Discretionary
Equities
GAM manages it’s equity allocation with the following principles in mind:
• Diversification - we invest in a total of 20 shares. This reduces company specific risk to the theoretical maximum level.
• Risk management – our investment managers are restricted to investing no more than 5% of the equity allocation in any one stock and 15% in any one sector.
Regarding the selection of stocks, GAM considers both technical and fundamental factors. Our criteria include:
• Low debt levels – particularly important post credit crunch.
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• Low debt levels – particularly important post credit crunch.
• Good earnings visibility – good forward visibility of earnings ensures a company has the ability to survive an economic downturn.
• Dividend yield - We invest predominantly in good dividend-paying companies whose dividends are well covered. Stocks with good dividends are less affected by market
volatility and over the long term, studies have found that dividend yield accounts for a greater proportion of total returns than capital gains.
• Value – We focus on companies that are inexpensive as measured by either price earnings multiples, price earnings growth or price to book value.
• Simplicity – We only invest in companies we understand.
The categories of shares we purchase come under the following broad headings – core defensive, cyclical and thematic.
Client Requirements Asset Allocation Stock Selection Trading
Services – Discretionary
• Core Defensive
10 defensive sectors form the core of the equity allocation where the best in class companies are selected that are expected to perform
well irrespective of economic conditions. Our past stock selection has included:
Company Sector
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals  Biotechnology
BP Oil  Gas Producers
BAE Systems Aerospace  Defence
British American Tobacco Tobacco
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British American Tobacco Tobacco
Diageo Beverages
Scottish  Southern Energy Electricity
Tesco Food  Drug Retailers
Unilever Food Producers
United Utilities Gas, Water  Multiutilities
Vodafone Mobile Telecommunications
These shares are bought to be held for the long term and are generally held for the long term unless an adverse situation happens with
the company or a more attractive proposition appears.
Over time these core defensive shares have tended to outperform the FTSE 100, whilst exhibiting lower levels of volatility. Thus this
selection provides the investor with a solid core from which to build a diversified portfolio  seek more adventurous returns.
Services – Discretionary
• Cyclical
A further 5 companies are selected from sectors that are in the current (or soon to be expected) economic cycle, such as:
Early Cycle = Automobiles  Parts, General Retailers, Household Goods, Leisure Goods, Life Insurance, Media and Travel  Leisure
Mid Cycle = Industrial Transportation, Mining, Oil  Gas Producers, Oil Equipment  Services, Real Estate, Software  Computer
Services and Technology Hardware  Equipment
Late Cycle = Banks, Chemicals, Construction  Materials, Electronic  Electrical Engineering, Equity Investment Instruments, Forestry
 Paper, General Industrials, General Financial, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Metals and Support Services
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 Paper, General Industrials, General Financial, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Metals and Support Services
Our past stock selection has included:
Company Sector
Balfour Beatty Construction  Materials
BHP Biliton Mining
Clarkson Industrial Transportation
Royal Dutch Shell B Oil  Gas Producers
Standard Chartered Banks
These shares are generally bought for the short term.
Services – Discretionary
• Thematic
The final 5 investments are selected from themes that we believe will benefit from some underlying trend or catalyst.
Our past stock selection has included:
Company Sector Rationale
Chesnara Life Insurance High yielding, low-risk company yielding 8%
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Halfords General Retailers Will benefit from consumer belt tightening
iShares Emg Mkts Equity Investment Instruments Higher GDP growth vs. developed markets
LVMH Personal goods Exposed to the high growth emerging markets
Syngenta Chemicals Will benefit from global shortage of food
These investments are generally bought for the medium term.
Services – Discretionary
Special Situations
Special situations is an asset class where we attempt to take advantage of short-term anomalies in the market and seek absolute returns that are
uncorrelated with the wider equity market.
For example, market anomalies occasionally present themselves in takeovers where the price of the target company does not rise to the bid price
(less the time cost of money). Bid arbitrage occurs in times of high market volatility and presents very attractive risk/return profiles.
Alternatively there may be a specific event that will trigger a rise in the share price.
Our past stock selection has included:
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Our past stock selection has included:
Company Sector Rationale
Amlin Non-life Insurance Share price should rise on the back of a benign hurricane season and low valuation
BG Group Oil  Gas Producers Potential takeover target for the likes of ExxonMobil
Carillion Support Services Will benefit from government cost cutting
Centamin Egypt Mining Potential takeover target, the AIM markets largest gold producer
These shares are bought with a very short term time horizon.
Services – Discretionary
Special Situations (cont)
For investors with a higher risk tolerance, we can manage between 25% and 100% of the special situations allocation in either options or CFDs.
Options
Options are derivative contracts which can be used by investors in a diverse set of contexts - to insure their portfolios, purchase shares at a lower level
than the prevailing market price, enhance the yield of their equity portfolios or take leveraged positions whilst carrying a limited amount of risk. GAM
has successfully traded the options market for its clients over many years and has been able to consistently make money in all types of markets. GAM
utilises the following trading strategies:
Covered calls
Selling out-of-the-money covered calls (where the option writer owns the obligated quantity of the underlying security and is obligated to
deliver the shares should they reach a certain level) is a popular strategy that enables the stockowner to generate additional income which
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deliver the shares should they reach a certain level) is a popular strategy that enables the stockowner to generate additional income which
is similar to receiving an additional dividend.
Naked Puts
GAM recommends writing puts(where the option writer is obligated to purchase shares should it fall below a certain level) on key stocks it
recommends, selecting strike prices based upon a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, which fall into the core defensive and
cyclical categories
FTSE 100 Strangle
This strategy allows investors to trade the range of the FTSE 100 rather than the direction using options contracts by selling high strike price
call options whilst simultaneously selling low strike price put options. If the market stays within the range, the entire option premium is
retained
CFDs
Contracts for Difference are agreements to exchange the difference in value of a particular security, from when you enter into the contract to when you
close it, without the requirement to own the physical asset. CFDs are traded on margin, so you can take a position without having to pay the full value
of the transaction. The margin requirements are commonly just 10% for major shares. CFDs benefit from low commission rates, low margin and zero
stamp duty plus the facility to go short as well as long - thus profiting from falling as well as rising markets.
Our CFD offering covers over 7,000 shares worldwide, FX, indices, commodities and bonds. FX, indices and commodities can be traded 24-hours a
day online.
Disclaimer: Trading options  CFDs is a high risk strategy which can result in losses than exceed your initial deposit. Trading derivatives may not be suitable for everyone, so ensure
that your fully understand the risks involved.
Services – Discretionary
Commodities
Commodities add further diversification benefits to a portfolio. Gold, for example has a correlation of just 0.09 with the FTSE 100. Over long periods of
time the CFA Institute has found that portfolio’s containing a significant exposure to precious metals experience higher average annual returns whilst
exhibiting lower levels of volatility.
Our current investment selection includes:
Commodity Rationale
Gold Protects portfolio against inflation, particularly topical given the current debt levels and QE programmes. Gold is regarded
as a ‘safe haven’. The high reached in the 1980s equates to $2,200 today in inflation-adjusted terms.
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Silver Similar to gold in that it is a store of value – the words for silver and money are in fact the same in 14 different languages.
Is trading at a historic low vs. the gold price. Unlike gold, silver is “consumed” in industrial processes which will support
the spot price.
Platinum Will benefit for increasing Chinese demand for cars, rising inflows into ETFs and its reputation as a store of value.
Palladium Will benefit for increasing Chinese demand for cars, tight supply and its reputation as a store of value.
Exposure is obtained by purchasing exchange traded funds that are listed on the London Stock Exchange, which hold physical allocated gold or silver
under trust in a vault at HSBC and have very low management fees.
Services – Discretionary
Fixed Interest
Fixed interest forms an important part of a diversified portfolio that is often overlooked by private investors. You can get approximately the same return with lower risk by
adding corporate bonds to your portfolio. GAM manages it’s fixed interest allocation with the following principles in mind:
• Diversification - We invest in a total of 10 different bonds. This reduces company specific risk to a comfortable level. In the unlikely event of liquidation, corporate
bondholders have traditionally received 50 pence in the pound. If the bond allocation yielded 5%, that equates to a year’s worth of interest lost – not pleasant but not a
disaster neither.
• Risk management – Our investment managers are restricted to investing no more than 10% of the fixed interest allocation with any one company and 15% in any one
sector.
• Investment grade bonds - We only seek investment grade bonds from stable, defensive companies which boast a high level of interest cover. High yield bonds, or junk
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• Investment grade bonds - We only seek investment grade bonds from stable, defensive companies which boast a high level of interest cover. High yield bonds, or junk
bonds as they are known, are precisely that and are avoided.
• Bond Ladder – GAM specialises in investing in a bond strategy known as a bond ladder – where 10 bonds are purchased, each one maturing every year out to ten
years. When the first bond matures, it is reinvested back out at the end of the ladder. This strategy attempts to minimise risks associated with fixed-income securities
while managing cash flows for the individual investor.
Buying a bond ladder has the following advantages:
1) Interest rate forecasting is made redundant. If interest rates remain low, the majority of the portfolio is already invested in longer dated issues. If interest rates start to
rise, there is always a bond coming up for maturity which can be reinvested at the higher prevailing interest rate. Such a strategy obtains greater returns than from
holding only short-dated bonds, but with lower risk than holding only long-dated bonds. In any case, economists only have a 35% success of correctly forecasting
interest rates so why even try?
2) It provides investors with a constant stream of liquidity in two ways. First through interest payments which occur throughout the year (corporate bonds generally pay
interest payments once a year) and second by having steadily maturing bonds, investors also have a major source of liquidity through redemptions.
3) It reduces the reinvestment risk associated with rolling over maturing bonds into similar fixed-interest securities all at once.
4) It replaces the need to buy a diversified bond fund, which is similar to a share in that you are reliant upon the future price to get your money back. With a bond ladder
the investor knows what he will receive at the outset if the bonds are held to maturity no matter what the underlying movement in interest rates. Bond fund managers
have a poor record of achieving prudent outperformance and their high fees negate the pick-up in yield obtained from investing in investment grade corporate bonds.
Services – Discretionary
Bond Ladder Example
A typical bond ladder constructed to give 10 rolling holdings maturing over the next decade may be composed as follows:
SP Security Maturity
BBB+ Compass Group 6.375% 29/05/2012
BBB- British American Tobacco 5.75% 09/12/2013
BBB+ Pearson 7% 27/10/2014
AA- Nationwide 7.971% PIB 13/03/2015
A- Rolls Royce 7.375% 14/06/2016
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A- Rolls Royce 7.375% 14/06/2016
A- National Grid 6% 07/06/2017
AAA European Investment Bank 4.75% 15/10/2018
A- Tesco 5.5% 13/12/2019
BBB+ Axa 7.125% 15/12/2020
Baa1 National Grid 1.25% I/L 06/10/2021
The bottom line is that by adopting this approach you should not get stuck one way or the other and can instead focus on the factors that are most important to the
fixed income investor - safety, high current income, predictability of future income and adaptability to changing conditions.
• GAM is able to provide you with a dedicated and local service
– Local dealing desk covering equities, fixed interest, commodities, futures, options, FX and CFDs
– Value added advice free of charge
– Competitive commission rates
– Low custody fees for a premier custodial service
Summary
– No minimum account size
– Simple and fast account opening process
– Online dealing/online access
– Access to complimentary research
– Efficient and local operational support
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Local dealing
desk
Efficient
operations
Competitive rates
Simple account
opening
Access to
research 
advice
Appendix
i-Key Contacts
ii-Summary of Rate Card
iii-Team Biographies
iv-Sample Research Notes
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Key Contacts
Advisory  Discretionary:
Djamal Adib djamal.adib@gam.gi
Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi
Advisory  Discretionary:
Djamal Adib djamal.adib@gam.gi
Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi
Managing Director:
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Managing Director:
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Execution-Only:
Dealing team dealers@gam.gi
Execution-Only:
Dealing team dealers@gam.gi
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Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Client Services:
Client Services clientservices@gam.gi
Isabel Duque isabel.duque@gam.gi
Client Services:
Client Services clientservices@gam.gi
Isabel Duque isabel.duque@gam.gi
Telephone +350 200 75181
Telephone +350 200 75181
Account Opening:
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Account Opening:
Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
Equities and
Funds Fixed Interest CFDs
Execution-Only and Advisory Accounts First £10,000 1.65%* 1.25% 0.25%**
Thereafter 0.50% 0.25% 0.25%
Discretionary Accounts First £10,000 1.00% 0.50%
Thereafter 0.50% 0.25%
Minimum Commission (Crest settled) £45*** £45*** £25
Summary of Rate Card
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Minimum Commission (Crest settled) £45*** £45*** £25
Investment Management Fee 0.75% of portfolio value p.a.
Portfolio Review 0.25% (subject to minimum of £500)
Custody £120 p.a. (£60 additional annual charge per ccy)
BACS Payments £15
* Reduced to 1% for online dealing
** Subject to LIBOR + 3% financing fee for long positions
*** Reduced to £40 for discretionary accounts and £25 for online dealing
Mark Maloney BA (Hons) Chartered MCSI – Managing Director
Mark joined GAM in October 2001 and was appointed Managing Director in 2008. He graduated from Liverpool J.M. University with an honours
degree in Accounting  Finance and subsequently spent several years in London working for State Street and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. A
former member of 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Mark is a holder of the Investment Administration Qualification, the CFA’s Investment
Management Certificate, the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities 
Investment. Mark is a member of the executive committee of GFIA (Gibraltar Funds  Investments Association), the Chairman of the GFIA Training
Sub-Committee, charged with bringing training to local professionals in the finance industry, and is the President of the Gibraltar Branch of the
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.
Biographies - Directors
Paul Brailey BEng (Hons) ACSI – Director
Prior to joining GAM in April 2008, Paul spent three years as an engineer in the medical industry. Paul holds a mechanical engineering degree from
Birmingham University, the CISI Certificate in Investments – Retail and the CFA’s Investment Management Certificate. Paul is an Associate of the
Chartered Institute for Securities  Investment.
James Lasry – Non-Executive Director
James is a Partner and Head of the Funds Team at Hassans, where he deals with funds and financial services law as well as tax.
James is a highly regarded practitioner who has been instrumental in setting up the majority of Gibraltar's funds, including the first experienced
investor fund and the first protected cell company fund. He is a former Chairman of the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association.
James advised the Government of Gibraltar on its funds legislation and he was involved in the drafting of the Financial Services (Experienced Investor
Funds) Regulations 2005. He is a former member of the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council and an alternate member of the Gibraltar Investor
Compensation Scheme.
He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew and he read literature, music and law at Johns Hopkins and Bar-Ilan Universities. James is a
member of the Israel Bar Association, the Law Society of England  Wales and the Gibraltar Bar. In his spare time, he serves as Chairman of the
Gibraltar Philharmonic Society.
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Djamal Adib BSc MSc – Stockbroker  Investment Manager
Djamal Marcel Adib holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Finance. He studied at Maastricht University, Whitworth College, EDHEC
Business School and Harvard University. Before joining GAM, Djamal completed internships at Sal. Oppenheim, Goldman Sachs and
Merrill Lynch.
Isabel Duque BSc MSc – Client Services  Compliance
Isabel Duque joined GAM in December 2008 after eight years in Dublin where she worked in the hedge fund and stockbroking industry.
She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Granada University, diplomas in stockbroking investment and portfolio
Biographies - Operations
She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Granada University, diplomas in stockbroking investment and portfolio
management from Dublin Business School as well as the CISI International Certificate in Financial Advice. She is responsible for the
daily administrative aspects of the office including investment operations, finance and compliance. Isabel is fluent in Spanish and an
Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities  Investment.
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Sample Research Notes
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Gibraltar Asset Management Limited is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Gibraltar
Financial Services Commission. Research: Neither the information nor the expressed opinions in this document constitute or intend to be an
offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy or sell relevant securities (i.e. securities mentioned herein and options, warrants, or rights to or
interests in any such securities). The information and opinions contained in this document have been compiled from, and based upon
generally available information and independent research undertaken by ourselves, which has been qualified and reviewed by our portfolio
managers for suitability. However, the accuracy or completeness of the analysis cannot be guaranteed. Confidentiality: The information in this
document and any attachments may contain proprietary information some or all of which may be legally privileged. It must not be disclosed to
or used by persons other than the intended recipient. If received in error, please notify us immediately and then delete this document.
Content: Please note that the content of this document may be e-mailed and may be intercepted, monitored or recorded for compliance
Disclaimer
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Content: Please note that the content of this document may be e-mailed and may be intercepted, monitored or recorded for compliance
purposes. Copyright: Copyright in this document and any attachments created by Gibraltar Asset Management Limited belongs to Gibraltar
Asset Management Limited unless otherwise stated. Care: Gibraltar Asset Management Limited shall not be liable to the recipient or any third
party for any loss or damage howsoever arising from this document and / or its content, including if e-mailed, loss or damage caused by virus.
It is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the opening or use of this document and any attachments shall not adversely affect
systems or data.
Contact Details
Address: One Irish Place, Gibraltar
Registered address: 57/63 Line Wall Road, Gibraltar
Telephone: +350 200 75181
Email: gam@gam.gi
Website: www.gam.gi

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Private Client Presentation

  • 1. Private Client Presentation 6th April 2012 Gibraltar Asset Management Limited is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Commission Member firm of the London Stock Exchange
  • 2. Contents 1. About Us 2. Organisation 3. Security of Your Assets 4. Client Reporting 4. Client Reporting 5. Services Execution-Only Advisory Discretionary 6. Summary Appendix 2
  • 3. About Us • History - Gibraltar Asset Management Limited (“GAM”) was founded in 1987 and has roots in Gibraltar going back over forty years. • Regulation - GAM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission. Being based in Gibraltar, we are subject to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), thus benefiting clients with the maximum amount of protection. We are also a member of the Gibraltar Investor Compensation Scheme. • Memberships – GAM is Gibraltar’s single local member firm of the London Stock Exchange. GAM is also a member of GFIA (Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association) and GACO (Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers). • Independence - We are totally independent of any fund managers, clearing banks or insurance companies and as such have no conflicts of interest. As a result we provide entirely unbiased investment advice. 3
  • 4. Organisation Paul Brailey Director Mark Maloney Managing Director James Lasry Non-Executive Director 4 Isabel Duque Investment Management, Advisory Execution-Only dealing Client Services Compliance Djamal Adib
  • 5. Security of Your Assets • Nominee arrangements - We do not hold client assets, rather they are held through an FSA-regulated custodian, Jarvis Investment Management Plc (“Jarvis”). Jarvis is a Member firm of the London Stock Exchange and is itself listed on the London Stock Exchange. Securities are registered in the name of Jarvis’ nominee, JIM Nominees Limited, a non-trading company that provides for the safe, secure and effective administration of clients’ investments. Advantages of our nominee service include: i-The enabling of market transactions to be settled for standard settlement (T+3) ii-The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace ii-The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace iii-The reduction of paperwork as all correspondence, such as reports, is sent to the nominee company iv-The automated processing of corporate actions including the collection of dividends GAM can also arrange for settlement via the client’s own custodian. • Investor protection - GAM places a strong emphasis on risk management encompassing legal, regulatory and reputational risk and compliance. Treating customers fairly is an established and fundamental component of the firm’s business culture and has been instrumental to the development of the firm’s excellent reputation amongst investors. This is evidenced by our low client turnover. GAM does not take proprietary positions. 5 Transactions Settlement Custody Corporate Actions Valuations
  • 6. Client Reporting Regular reporting is an important part of our relationship with our clients. We communicate to our clients through the following media: • Online access - clients can access their portfolios through our online platform, which provides daily valuations and sterling cash statements. • Corporate actions - ongoing notification (via telephone, email or letter) of all corporate • Corporate actions - ongoing notification (via telephone, email or letter) of all corporate events that occur on your holdings such as rights issues, capital reorganisations, takeovers etc. Advice on course of action is provided on request. • Contract notes - contract notes are issued promptly after each transaction, either immediately via email (thus cutting down on mail and unnecessary paper) or via post the following business day. • Hard copy valuations – posted to clients semi-annually for month end June and December. Discretionary investment management clients also receive a market report along with a performance analysis against a suitable benchmark. 6
  • 7. Our execution-only dealing service is a comprehensive and efficient method to buy and sell securities. • Markets - As a member firm of the London Stock Exchange we have direct access to the markets and provide best execution and timely execution of orders. Markets covered include: Equities Pan-European, North American, Australian and Japanese Fixed Interest Pan-European US government and corporate debt Services – Execution-Only Collective Investment Schemes Investment Trusts, Unit Trusts and ETFs Structured Products Exchange-listed and OTC Derivatives Futures, Options, CFDs Covered Warrants Foreign Exchange Free online platform to 44 FX pairs. 1% margin • Telephone/Online dealing - Trades may be placed via our traditional telephone-based service or online via our robust online dealing platform (excluding overseas equities, fixed interest US options). • Value-added service - We can provide up-to-date market information, monitor stock price movements, keep you informed of news on particular stocks and take limit as well as market orders. Execution-only customers also receive research published by GAM’s Investment Committee which drives our investment management offering. 7
  • 8. • Tailored advice - We make recommendations based on your investment objectives, attitude to risk, time horizon and individual requirements and will act only once you are in agreement with our recommendations. We will advise on the merits of a particular investment upon request, as well as on its suitability to your portfolio as a whole. • Free of charge - There is no additional charge for the advisory service. Only a financial questionnaire need be completed. • Quality of advice - Our advice is based on quality research and the skills, knowledge and experience of our professional brokers, all London qualified. • Profitable opportunities - We aim to provide the advice clients need to improve the return on their investments - whether they are short-term traders or Services – Advisory • Profitable opportunities - We aim to provide the advice clients need to improve the return on their investments - whether they are short-term traders or long-term investors. We advise clients of potential opportunities, place orders once a course of action has been agreed and monitor subsequent performance. • Scope of advice - There are a growing number of investment products available hence good selection is vital. With the ever increasing complexity of these investments professional help has never been more essential. Every advisory client is assigned a stockbroker who is there to build a relationship with you, as your trusted advisor, exchanging ideas and keeping you informed. You can discuss everything from risk management and the achievement of your investment goals to how best to buy or sell specific shares. • Investment ideas – Advisory customers receive research published by GAM’s Investment Committee which drives our investment management offering. • Portfolio review - GAM carries out regular reviews of all client portfolios whether advisory or discretionary to ensure that portfolio holdings are in line with each clients investment objectives, time horizon and attitude to risk. 8
  • 9. Investment Committee • GAM’s Investment Committee is responsible for building model portfolios for a range of investment objectives and time horizons. These models are used as a basis to build a portfolio for an individual client. • Our approach to portfolio construction is to: 1) Identify the best assets to invest in 2) Combine them to minimise volatility 3) Establish the best investment route for each asset class Services – Discretionary • Asset allocation is at the core of investment success-research has shown that 90% of returns come from the way you spread your holdings across different asset classes, not through stock picking. The more asset classes one includes, the greater potential there is for reduced volatility and enhanced returns. • Our model portfolios reflect recommended asset allocations to equities, special situations, commodities fixed interest. By way of example, for an investor with a medium attitude to risk and a medium time horizon, GAM uses the following portfolios as a template for subsequent investment dependent upon their investment objectives – balanced, income or capital growth. 9 Investment Committee Confirm asset allocations Security Analysis Transactions
  • 10. Model Portfolios Balanced/Capital Growth Equities 50% Special Situations 10% Commodities 10% Fixed Interest 30% Income Services – Discretionary Equities 50% Fixed Interest 50% Capital Growth (Zero Fixed Interest) Equities 80% Special Situations 10% Commodities 10% Now we discuss these individual asset classes in turn. As an independent stockbroker, we select the best investment route for each asset class based on value. As our income is derived from our transparent pricing structure we tend to prefer direct investments and low cost exchange traded funds to expensive unit trusts and structured products. Costs chip away at performance year after year and their impact compounds over time. There are few factors as predictive of future success as fees-they are the only variable known at the outset. We believe our approach aligns GAM’s interests directly with those of the client. 10
  • 11. Services – Discretionary Equities GAM manages it’s equity allocation with the following principles in mind: • Diversification - we invest in a total of 20 shares. This reduces company specific risk to the theoretical maximum level. • Risk management – our investment managers are restricted to investing no more than 5% of the equity allocation in any one stock and 15% in any one sector. Regarding the selection of stocks, GAM considers both technical and fundamental factors. Our criteria include: • Low debt levels – particularly important post credit crunch. 11 • Low debt levels – particularly important post credit crunch. • Good earnings visibility – good forward visibility of earnings ensures a company has the ability to survive an economic downturn. • Dividend yield - We invest predominantly in good dividend-paying companies whose dividends are well covered. Stocks with good dividends are less affected by market volatility and over the long term, studies have found that dividend yield accounts for a greater proportion of total returns than capital gains. • Value – We focus on companies that are inexpensive as measured by either price earnings multiples, price earnings growth or price to book value. • Simplicity – We only invest in companies we understand. The categories of shares we purchase come under the following broad headings – core defensive, cyclical and thematic. Client Requirements Asset Allocation Stock Selection Trading
  • 12. Services – Discretionary • Core Defensive 10 defensive sectors form the core of the equity allocation where the best in class companies are selected that are expected to perform well irrespective of economic conditions. Our past stock selection has included: Company Sector Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology BP Oil Gas Producers BAE Systems Aerospace Defence British American Tobacco Tobacco 12 British American Tobacco Tobacco Diageo Beverages Scottish Southern Energy Electricity Tesco Food Drug Retailers Unilever Food Producers United Utilities Gas, Water Multiutilities Vodafone Mobile Telecommunications These shares are bought to be held for the long term and are generally held for the long term unless an adverse situation happens with the company or a more attractive proposition appears. Over time these core defensive shares have tended to outperform the FTSE 100, whilst exhibiting lower levels of volatility. Thus this selection provides the investor with a solid core from which to build a diversified portfolio seek more adventurous returns.
  • 13. Services – Discretionary • Cyclical A further 5 companies are selected from sectors that are in the current (or soon to be expected) economic cycle, such as: Early Cycle = Automobiles Parts, General Retailers, Household Goods, Leisure Goods, Life Insurance, Media and Travel Leisure Mid Cycle = Industrial Transportation, Mining, Oil Gas Producers, Oil Equipment Services, Real Estate, Software Computer Services and Technology Hardware Equipment Late Cycle = Banks, Chemicals, Construction Materials, Electronic Electrical Engineering, Equity Investment Instruments, Forestry Paper, General Industrials, General Financial, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Metals and Support Services 13 Paper, General Industrials, General Financial, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Metals and Support Services Our past stock selection has included: Company Sector Balfour Beatty Construction Materials BHP Biliton Mining Clarkson Industrial Transportation Royal Dutch Shell B Oil Gas Producers Standard Chartered Banks These shares are generally bought for the short term.
  • 14. Services – Discretionary • Thematic The final 5 investments are selected from themes that we believe will benefit from some underlying trend or catalyst. Our past stock selection has included: Company Sector Rationale Chesnara Life Insurance High yielding, low-risk company yielding 8% 14 Halfords General Retailers Will benefit from consumer belt tightening iShares Emg Mkts Equity Investment Instruments Higher GDP growth vs. developed markets LVMH Personal goods Exposed to the high growth emerging markets Syngenta Chemicals Will benefit from global shortage of food These investments are generally bought for the medium term.
  • 15. Services – Discretionary Special Situations Special situations is an asset class where we attempt to take advantage of short-term anomalies in the market and seek absolute returns that are uncorrelated with the wider equity market. For example, market anomalies occasionally present themselves in takeovers where the price of the target company does not rise to the bid price (less the time cost of money). Bid arbitrage occurs in times of high market volatility and presents very attractive risk/return profiles. Alternatively there may be a specific event that will trigger a rise in the share price. Our past stock selection has included: 15 Our past stock selection has included: Company Sector Rationale Amlin Non-life Insurance Share price should rise on the back of a benign hurricane season and low valuation BG Group Oil Gas Producers Potential takeover target for the likes of ExxonMobil Carillion Support Services Will benefit from government cost cutting Centamin Egypt Mining Potential takeover target, the AIM markets largest gold producer These shares are bought with a very short term time horizon.
  • 16. Services – Discretionary Special Situations (cont) For investors with a higher risk tolerance, we can manage between 25% and 100% of the special situations allocation in either options or CFDs. Options Options are derivative contracts which can be used by investors in a diverse set of contexts - to insure their portfolios, purchase shares at a lower level than the prevailing market price, enhance the yield of their equity portfolios or take leveraged positions whilst carrying a limited amount of risk. GAM has successfully traded the options market for its clients over many years and has been able to consistently make money in all types of markets. GAM utilises the following trading strategies: Covered calls Selling out-of-the-money covered calls (where the option writer owns the obligated quantity of the underlying security and is obligated to deliver the shares should they reach a certain level) is a popular strategy that enables the stockowner to generate additional income which 16 deliver the shares should they reach a certain level) is a popular strategy that enables the stockowner to generate additional income which is similar to receiving an additional dividend. Naked Puts GAM recommends writing puts(where the option writer is obligated to purchase shares should it fall below a certain level) on key stocks it recommends, selecting strike prices based upon a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, which fall into the core defensive and cyclical categories FTSE 100 Strangle This strategy allows investors to trade the range of the FTSE 100 rather than the direction using options contracts by selling high strike price call options whilst simultaneously selling low strike price put options. If the market stays within the range, the entire option premium is retained CFDs Contracts for Difference are agreements to exchange the difference in value of a particular security, from when you enter into the contract to when you close it, without the requirement to own the physical asset. CFDs are traded on margin, so you can take a position without having to pay the full value of the transaction. The margin requirements are commonly just 10% for major shares. CFDs benefit from low commission rates, low margin and zero stamp duty plus the facility to go short as well as long - thus profiting from falling as well as rising markets. Our CFD offering covers over 7,000 shares worldwide, FX, indices, commodities and bonds. FX, indices and commodities can be traded 24-hours a day online. Disclaimer: Trading options CFDs is a high risk strategy which can result in losses than exceed your initial deposit. Trading derivatives may not be suitable for everyone, so ensure that your fully understand the risks involved.
  • 17. Services – Discretionary Commodities Commodities add further diversification benefits to a portfolio. Gold, for example has a correlation of just 0.09 with the FTSE 100. Over long periods of time the CFA Institute has found that portfolio’s containing a significant exposure to precious metals experience higher average annual returns whilst exhibiting lower levels of volatility. Our current investment selection includes: Commodity Rationale Gold Protects portfolio against inflation, particularly topical given the current debt levels and QE programmes. Gold is regarded as a ‘safe haven’. The high reached in the 1980s equates to $2,200 today in inflation-adjusted terms. 17 Silver Similar to gold in that it is a store of value – the words for silver and money are in fact the same in 14 different languages. Is trading at a historic low vs. the gold price. Unlike gold, silver is “consumed” in industrial processes which will support the spot price. Platinum Will benefit for increasing Chinese demand for cars, rising inflows into ETFs and its reputation as a store of value. Palladium Will benefit for increasing Chinese demand for cars, tight supply and its reputation as a store of value. Exposure is obtained by purchasing exchange traded funds that are listed on the London Stock Exchange, which hold physical allocated gold or silver under trust in a vault at HSBC and have very low management fees.
  • 18. Services – Discretionary Fixed Interest Fixed interest forms an important part of a diversified portfolio that is often overlooked by private investors. You can get approximately the same return with lower risk by adding corporate bonds to your portfolio. GAM manages it’s fixed interest allocation with the following principles in mind: • Diversification - We invest in a total of 10 different bonds. This reduces company specific risk to a comfortable level. In the unlikely event of liquidation, corporate bondholders have traditionally received 50 pence in the pound. If the bond allocation yielded 5%, that equates to a year’s worth of interest lost – not pleasant but not a disaster neither. • Risk management – Our investment managers are restricted to investing no more than 10% of the fixed interest allocation with any one company and 15% in any one sector. • Investment grade bonds - We only seek investment grade bonds from stable, defensive companies which boast a high level of interest cover. High yield bonds, or junk 18 • Investment grade bonds - We only seek investment grade bonds from stable, defensive companies which boast a high level of interest cover. High yield bonds, or junk bonds as they are known, are precisely that and are avoided. • Bond Ladder – GAM specialises in investing in a bond strategy known as a bond ladder – where 10 bonds are purchased, each one maturing every year out to ten years. When the first bond matures, it is reinvested back out at the end of the ladder. This strategy attempts to minimise risks associated with fixed-income securities while managing cash flows for the individual investor. Buying a bond ladder has the following advantages: 1) Interest rate forecasting is made redundant. If interest rates remain low, the majority of the portfolio is already invested in longer dated issues. If interest rates start to rise, there is always a bond coming up for maturity which can be reinvested at the higher prevailing interest rate. Such a strategy obtains greater returns than from holding only short-dated bonds, but with lower risk than holding only long-dated bonds. In any case, economists only have a 35% success of correctly forecasting interest rates so why even try? 2) It provides investors with a constant stream of liquidity in two ways. First through interest payments which occur throughout the year (corporate bonds generally pay interest payments once a year) and second by having steadily maturing bonds, investors also have a major source of liquidity through redemptions. 3) It reduces the reinvestment risk associated with rolling over maturing bonds into similar fixed-interest securities all at once. 4) It replaces the need to buy a diversified bond fund, which is similar to a share in that you are reliant upon the future price to get your money back. With a bond ladder the investor knows what he will receive at the outset if the bonds are held to maturity no matter what the underlying movement in interest rates. Bond fund managers have a poor record of achieving prudent outperformance and their high fees negate the pick-up in yield obtained from investing in investment grade corporate bonds.
  • 19. Services – Discretionary Bond Ladder Example A typical bond ladder constructed to give 10 rolling holdings maturing over the next decade may be composed as follows: SP Security Maturity BBB+ Compass Group 6.375% 29/05/2012 BBB- British American Tobacco 5.75% 09/12/2013 BBB+ Pearson 7% 27/10/2014 AA- Nationwide 7.971% PIB 13/03/2015 A- Rolls Royce 7.375% 14/06/2016 19 A- Rolls Royce 7.375% 14/06/2016 A- National Grid 6% 07/06/2017 AAA European Investment Bank 4.75% 15/10/2018 A- Tesco 5.5% 13/12/2019 BBB+ Axa 7.125% 15/12/2020 Baa1 National Grid 1.25% I/L 06/10/2021 The bottom line is that by adopting this approach you should not get stuck one way or the other and can instead focus on the factors that are most important to the fixed income investor - safety, high current income, predictability of future income and adaptability to changing conditions.
  • 20. • GAM is able to provide you with a dedicated and local service – Local dealing desk covering equities, fixed interest, commodities, futures, options, FX and CFDs – Value added advice free of charge – Competitive commission rates – Low custody fees for a premier custodial service Summary – No minimum account size – Simple and fast account opening process – Online dealing/online access – Access to complimentary research – Efficient and local operational support 20 Local dealing desk Efficient operations Competitive rates Simple account opening Access to research advice
  • 21. Appendix i-Key Contacts ii-Summary of Rate Card iii-Team Biographies iv-Sample Research Notes 21
  • 22. Key Contacts Advisory Discretionary: Djamal Adib djamal.adib@gam.gi Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi Advisory Discretionary: Djamal Adib djamal.adib@gam.gi Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi Managing Director: Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Managing Director: Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Execution-Only: Dealing team dealers@gam.gi Execution-Only: Dealing team dealers@gam.gi 22 Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Paul Brailey paul.brailey@gam.gi Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Client Services: Client Services clientservices@gam.gi Isabel Duque isabel.duque@gam.gi Client Services: Client Services clientservices@gam.gi Isabel Duque isabel.duque@gam.gi Telephone +350 200 75181 Telephone +350 200 75181 Account Opening: Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Account Opening: Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi
  • 23. Equities and Funds Fixed Interest CFDs Execution-Only and Advisory Accounts First £10,000 1.65%* 1.25% 0.25%** Thereafter 0.50% 0.25% 0.25% Discretionary Accounts First £10,000 1.00% 0.50% Thereafter 0.50% 0.25% Minimum Commission (Crest settled) £45*** £45*** £25 Summary of Rate Card 23 Minimum Commission (Crest settled) £45*** £45*** £25 Investment Management Fee 0.75% of portfolio value p.a. Portfolio Review 0.25% (subject to minimum of £500) Custody £120 p.a. (£60 additional annual charge per ccy) BACS Payments £15 * Reduced to 1% for online dealing ** Subject to LIBOR + 3% financing fee for long positions *** Reduced to £40 for discretionary accounts and £25 for online dealing
  • 24. Mark Maloney BA (Hons) Chartered MCSI – Managing Director Mark joined GAM in October 2001 and was appointed Managing Director in 2008. He graduated from Liverpool J.M. University with an honours degree in Accounting Finance and subsequently spent several years in London working for State Street and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. A former member of 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Mark is a holder of the Investment Administration Qualification, the CFA’s Investment Management Certificate, the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities Investment. Mark is a member of the executive committee of GFIA (Gibraltar Funds Investments Association), the Chairman of the GFIA Training Sub-Committee, charged with bringing training to local professionals in the finance industry, and is the President of the Gibraltar Branch of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments. Biographies - Directors Paul Brailey BEng (Hons) ACSI – Director Prior to joining GAM in April 2008, Paul spent three years as an engineer in the medical industry. Paul holds a mechanical engineering degree from Birmingham University, the CISI Certificate in Investments – Retail and the CFA’s Investment Management Certificate. Paul is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities Investment. James Lasry – Non-Executive Director James is a Partner and Head of the Funds Team at Hassans, where he deals with funds and financial services law as well as tax. James is a highly regarded practitioner who has been instrumental in setting up the majority of Gibraltar's funds, including the first experienced investor fund and the first protected cell company fund. He is a former Chairman of the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association. James advised the Government of Gibraltar on its funds legislation and he was involved in the drafting of the Financial Services (Experienced Investor Funds) Regulations 2005. He is a former member of the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council and an alternate member of the Gibraltar Investor Compensation Scheme. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew and he read literature, music and law at Johns Hopkins and Bar-Ilan Universities. James is a member of the Israel Bar Association, the Law Society of England Wales and the Gibraltar Bar. In his spare time, he serves as Chairman of the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society. 24
  • 25. Djamal Adib BSc MSc – Stockbroker Investment Manager Djamal Marcel Adib holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Finance. He studied at Maastricht University, Whitworth College, EDHEC Business School and Harvard University. Before joining GAM, Djamal completed internships at Sal. Oppenheim, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Isabel Duque BSc MSc – Client Services Compliance Isabel Duque joined GAM in December 2008 after eight years in Dublin where she worked in the hedge fund and stockbroking industry. She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Granada University, diplomas in stockbroking investment and portfolio Biographies - Operations She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Granada University, diplomas in stockbroking investment and portfolio management from Dublin Business School as well as the CISI International Certificate in Financial Advice. She is responsible for the daily administrative aspects of the office including investment operations, finance and compliance. Isabel is fluent in Spanish and an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities Investment. 25
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