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Private Client Presentation




                                  10th October 2011



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
5. Services Execution-Only
             Advisory
             Discretionary
6. Summary

     Appendix


                             2
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




                                                                          Mark Maloney
     John C. Bourbon   Gregory King             Stephanie King
                                                                           Managing
        Chairman         Director                  Director
                                                                            Director




       Djamal Adib     Paul Brailey            Isabel Duque                Paul Segal




                       Account Opening
                       Investment Management, Advisory & Execution-Only dealing
                       Client Services



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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:


•    The enabling of market transactions to be settled for standard settlement (T+3)
•    The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace
•    The reduction of paperwork as all correspondence, such as reports, is sent to the nominee company
•    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.



Transactions               Settlement                    Custody                Corporate Actions               Valuations

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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
    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 day.

•   Hard copy valuations – dispatched 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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Services – Execution-Only
    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
    Collective Investment Schemes         Investment Trusts, Unit Trusts and ETFs
    Structured Products                   Exchange-listed and OTC
    Derivatives                           Options, CFDs & Covered Warrants

•   Telephone/Online dealing - Trades may be placed via our traditional telephone-based service or
    online via our robust online dealing platform.

•   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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Services – Advisory

•   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
    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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Services – Discretionary
     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


•    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.




                                                Confirm asset
       Investment Committee                                                Security Analysis                Transactions
                                                 allocations



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Services – Discretionary
 Model Portfolios


 Balanced/Capital Growth
 Equities                  50%
 Special Situations        10%
 Commodities               10%
 Fixed Interest            30%


 Income
 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.


•    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


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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
    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.



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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


    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.




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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%
    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.




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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:


 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.




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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
               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.


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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.


 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.




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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
     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.




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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:


 S&P        Security                            Maturity
 BBB-       Marks & Spencer 6.375%              07/11/2011
 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
 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


 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.




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Summary
•     GAM is able to provide you with a dedicated and local service


        –   Local dealing desk covering equities, bonds, commodities, options and CFDs
        –   Value added advice free of charge
        –   Competitive commission rates
        –   Low custody fees for a premier custodial service
        –   No minimum account size
        –   Simple and fast account opening process
        –   Online dealing/online access
        –   Access to complimentary research
        –   Efficient and local operational support


                                                                                            Access to
    Local dealing              Efficient                                  Simple account   research &
                                                      Competitive rates
       desk                   operations                                     opening         advice



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Appendix
         i-Key Contacts
 ii-Summary of Rate Card
    iii-Team Biographies
iv-Sample Research Notes




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Key Contacts
 Managing Director:
 Mark Maloney           mark.maloney@gam.gi


 Execution-Only:
 Dealing team           dealers@gam.gi


 Advisory & Discretionary:
 Djamal Adib             djamal.adib@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


 Account Opening:
 Paul Segal             paul.segal@gam.gi


 Telephone              +350 200 75181




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Summary of Rate Card
                                                                                                 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


  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
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Biographies - Directors

John Charles Bourbon Chartered FCSI – Chairman
     John manages a compliance and regulatory consultancy business based in the Isle of Man. He is licensed by the Isle of Man
     Financial Supervision Commission under section 7 of the Financial Services Act 2008 to act as a Corporate Service Provider
     (Class 4 sub-class (6)).
     From 2000 until 2002, John held the position of Managing Director of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Prior to his
     arrival in the Cayman Islands, John was Head of Supervision at the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission. Before
     this he worked for twenty four years within the financial services arm of the Barclays Bank Group. John holds a Master of
     Science (MSc) degree in Financial Services Regulation and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB) and the
     Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI). John is also a member of the International Committee of the CISI.


Gregory King – Director
     Gregory is a Scottish trained solicitor and entrepreneur.


Stephanie King - Director
     Stephanie joined GAM in 2008 and is involved in the marketing of GAM’s services. Stephanie has a BA in Journalism from
     The University of The Arts and has ten years experience in writing, editing, team managing and client liaison.




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Biographies - Directors

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.




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Biographies - Operations

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.


Paul Brailey BEng (Hons) ACSI – Stockbroker & Investment Manager
     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.


Isabel Duque – Client Services
     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
     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 and finance. Isabel is fluent in Spanish and an Associate of
     the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.


Paul Segal – Marketing Manager
     Paul Segal joined GAM in February 2008. He is responsible for relationship management and account openings. His previous
     experience was gathered during six years in advertising, sales and marketing for a global blue-chip company where he held the position
     of Sales and Marketing Manager.


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Sample Research Notes




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Disclaimer

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
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: 28 Irish Town, Gibraltar
                                                        Telephone: +350 200 75181
                                                            Email: gam@gam.gi
                                                            Website: www.gam.gi




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Private Client Presentation

  • 1. Private Client Presentation 10th October 2011 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 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 Mark Maloney John C. Bourbon Gregory King Stephanie King Managing Chairman Director Director Director Djamal Adib Paul Brailey Isabel Duque Paul Segal Account Opening Investment Management, Advisory & Execution-Only dealing Client Services 4
  • 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: • The enabling of market transactions to be settled for standard settlement (T+3) • The elimination of lost share certificates which are becoming ever more costly to replace • The reduction of paperwork as all correspondence, such as reports, is sent to the nominee company • 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. Transactions Settlement Custody Corporate Actions Valuations 5
  • 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 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 day. • Hard copy valuations – dispatched 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. Services – Execution-Only 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 Collective Investment Schemes Investment Trusts, Unit Trusts and ETFs Structured Products Exchange-listed and OTC Derivatives Options, CFDs & Covered Warrants • Telephone/Online dealing - Trades may be placed via our traditional telephone-based service or online via our robust online dealing platform. • 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. Services – Advisory • 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 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. Services – Discretionary 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 • 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. Confirm asset Investment Committee Security Analysis Transactions allocations 9
  • 10. Services – Discretionary Model Portfolios Balanced/Capital Growth Equities 50% Special Situations 10% Commodities 10% Fixed Interest 30% Income 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. • 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 11
  • 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 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. 12
  • 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 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. 13
  • 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% 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. 14
  • 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: 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. 15
  • 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 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. 16
  • 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. 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. 17
  • 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 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. 18
  • 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: S&P Security Maturity BBB- Marks & Spencer 6.375% 07/11/2011 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 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 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. 19
  • 20. Summary • GAM is able to provide you with a dedicated and local service – Local dealing desk covering equities, bonds, commodities, options and CFDs – Value added advice free of charge – Competitive commission rates – Low custody fees for a premier custodial service – No minimum account size – Simple and fast account opening process – Online dealing/online access – Access to complimentary research – Efficient and local operational support Access to Local dealing Efficient Simple account research & Competitive rates desk operations opening advice 20
  • 21. Appendix i-Key Contacts ii-Summary of Rate Card iii-Team Biographies iv-Sample Research Notes 21
  • 22. Key Contacts Managing Director: Mark Maloney mark.maloney@gam.gi Execution-Only: Dealing team dealers@gam.gi Advisory & Discretionary: Djamal Adib djamal.adib@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 Account Opening: Paul Segal paul.segal@gam.gi Telephone +350 200 75181 22
  • 23. Summary of Rate Card 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 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 23
  • 24. Biographies - Directors John Charles Bourbon Chartered FCSI – Chairman John manages a compliance and regulatory consultancy business based in the Isle of Man. He is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission under section 7 of the Financial Services Act 2008 to act as a Corporate Service Provider (Class 4 sub-class (6)). From 2000 until 2002, John held the position of Managing Director of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Prior to his arrival in the Cayman Islands, John was Head of Supervision at the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission. Before this he worked for twenty four years within the financial services arm of the Barclays Bank Group. John holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Financial Services Regulation and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI). John is also a member of the International Committee of the CISI. Gregory King – Director Gregory is a Scottish trained solicitor and entrepreneur. Stephanie King - Director Stephanie joined GAM in 2008 and is involved in the marketing of GAM’s services. Stephanie has a BA in Journalism from The University of The Arts and has ten years experience in writing, editing, team managing and client liaison. 24
  • 25. Biographies - Directors 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. 25
  • 26. Biographies - Operations 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. Paul Brailey BEng (Hons) ACSI – Stockbroker & Investment Manager 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. Isabel Duque – Client Services 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 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 and finance. Isabel is fluent in Spanish and an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Paul Segal – Marketing Manager Paul Segal joined GAM in February 2008. He is responsible for relationship management and account openings. His previous experience was gathered during six years in advertising, sales and marketing for a global blue-chip company where he held the position of Sales and Marketing Manager. 26
  • 28. Disclaimer 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 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: 28 Irish Town, Gibraltar Telephone: +350 200 75181 Email: gam@gam.gi Website: www.gam.gi 28