The Renaissance Investments Difference

CIBC Asset Management Inc. offers Renaissance Investments. CIBC Asset Management is one of Canada’s major mutual fund providers and one of the country’s largest purchasers of third-party investment expertise. Talented investment managers from around the world are carefully selected and monitored by one of the country’s most experienced due diligence teams.

Our due diligence process provides investors with the confidence of knowing that their investment managers are working for them. Each investment manager is selected and subsequently evaluated on an ongoing basis following a strict due diligence process.

Once managers are selected, ongoing monitoring involves regular meetings with investment managers, regular peer reviews against other managers, periodic on-site visits and monthly portfolio analysis.

Read more about our due diligence process.

Our Global Portfolio Managers

Renaissance Investments' portfolio managers in the global sector include:

Aletheia was founded in 1997 by Peter J. Eichler and Roger Peikin. Aletheia, which is the classical Greek term for truth and knowledge, seeks to uncover investment truth and become highly knowledgeable about a large number of companies through the use of proprietary research and time-tested methodologies. One of the firm’s key strengths is its ability to profit from both good and bad news, identifying opportunities to buy and sell gainfully. Its management style is Bottom-Up, Large-Cap Growth.
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Cohen & Steers is a manager of income-oriented equity portfolios specializing in U.S. and international real estate securities, large cap value stocks, global listed infrastructure and utilities, and preferred securities. The firm was a pioneer in real estate securities and has been an innovator in the asset management industry since 1986.

NWQ is an affiliate of Nuveen Investments Inc. NWQ is a disciplined, opportunistic, research-driven firm, committed to value investing. It adopts a “bottom-up” approach and applies a broad range of quantitative valuation screens. The firm focuses on three factors in their research: an attractive valuation, potential for downside protection and the identification of catalysts. Its management style is Bottom-Up, Large-Cap Value.
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RARE has one of the world’s most experienced global infrastructure investment management teams, with more than 70 years combined global infrastructure expertise. RARE’s objective is to provide investors with regular and predictable income from a portfolio of global infrastructure securities. The team undertakes quantitative and qualitative assessments of securities, allowing it to create a concentrated portfolio of stocks from more than 40,000 global listed securities. Its management style is Bottom-Up, All-Cap Value.
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Walter Scott & Partners focuses upon managing global and international equity portfolios. It follows a growth oriented philosophy, seeking out high quality companies operating in industries enjoying above average, sustainable growth. Its “buy and hold” approach allows stocks to grow and drive long-term returns. The firm relies solely on its own internal research to select and monitor stocks. Its management style is Bottom-Up, Large-Cap Growth.
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Established in 2005, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC is an independent money manager. Wintergreen employs a research driven value style in managing global equities. The firm aims to identify companies currently out of favour with the market, in particular undervalued and distressed companies with signs for significant recovery. The firm was founded by David J. Winters, renowned as a highly successful investment manager. Its management style is Bottom-Up, All-Cap Value.
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