AI Hedge Awards 2017

Acquisition International - Hedge Fund Awards 2017 25 Churchill & Associates Best Asset Management Firm 2017 - Georgia Churchill & Associates Churchill & Associates (C&A) provides a range of international financial services, including advisory services, underwriting, financing, market making, and asset management on a global level. We caught up with Chris Smith to tell us more. Company: Churchill & Associates, Ltd Name: Chris Smith Email: chris@ churchillandassociates.com Web: churchillandassociates.com Address: 235 Peachtree Street, Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-475-5610 HF170086 C&Aisaprivatelyheldalternativeassetmanagement and investment banking firm operating across five core sectors: wealth management; wealth management in the Asia Pacific region; personal and corporate banking; asset management; and investment banking. Chris talks us through the firm’s hedge fund strategy specifically, explaining how it aims to provide the strongest returns possible whilst remaining risk averse. “Here at C&A, our hedge fund strategy is a fund of hedge funds in which we offer our clients experienced and talented managers with exceptional skills based on past performance and other factors instrumental to constructing a unique portfolio of bonds, stocks and derivatives. Our approach to risk is based on a principal protection approach where we guarantee to return, at a minimum, all invested principal while seeking to maximum returns on the client’s investment.” The company’s mission is to serve the investors through substantial capital appreciation and dividend returns and to create portfolios with low risk/ high return profiles. To achieve this the firm works collaboratively to foster good governance, integrity and accountability and address obstacles to a sustainable financial system that lie within market practices, structures and regulation. Ulitmately, what sets the firm apart from other firms in the hedge fund market is its dedication to transparency and passion for communication, which ensures that clients always feel supported, as Chris explains. “What differentiates C&A from its competition is how well we articulate how we invest and what makes our performance results repeatable. Our story of how we invest, based on our investment beliefs and the process we use to assemble and manage the company’s basket of holdings, is the subjective aspect of what we have been able to get our investors to understand, buy into and what they are constantly able to discuss, if need be, the constituents our investors invest for and report to.” Looking ahead, Chris believes the firm is in for an exciting year as it seeks to build upon its current achievements. “As the year progress we have several exciting projects coming to the firm within the next three months and are looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunities these will bring for us.”