Alysium

Having spent all our financial careers in the equity markets and being firm believers that in the long run equities deliver superior returns over other asset classes we have positioned Alysium Capital S.A. as a manager specializing in equity investment.

Our bias is towards growth investing but we do also adopt a value approach when needed as we want to capitalize on our strengths: a small structure of experienced individuals with a reactive and flexible investment process. We have witnessed time and again throughout our various experiences in several big financial group how burdensome a long heavy process can be in day to day investing. Although we do not believe in the total efficiency of financial markets we equally don’t think that exist a lot of true bargains, this is why we essentially invest in quality growth stocks, paying up for quality and reliability makes sense to us.

Our investment process is aiming at achieving performance with a framework of risk control and consistency. We are conscious that our clients are not entrusting us with their savings to accept above average risk in order to achieve performance. Risk and performance are directly correlated, the key for having a satisfied customer is to find with him the precise balance.

We adopt a concentrated portfolio because owning too many positions is a recipe for bad performance in addition we believe that avoiding losers is just as important as to find winners.

Last but not least we are more than aware that emotions do play an important role in the process of investing and trying to understand the underlying psychology helps us in avoiding many pitfalls.

1. Value – what is the stock really worth?

We look very closely at the long-term value of stocks. This tells us if certain stocks are trading at prices below what they’re actually worth. These stocks offer long-term growth potential but also offer downside protection because the market has already discounted them.

2. Quality – how solid is the company’s business?

If we think a company is undervalued, we then use fundamental analysis to understand how well the company is managed, how profitable it is and how competitive its business is. This tells us whether or not the company’s stock is a quality investment.
If a quality company’s stock is undervalued by the market, then it’s a stock that we might be interested in.

3. Building a portfolio – which stocks are right for our different client profile?

We carefully select stocks that have passed the first two steps based on how they can fit within different client profile while respecting diversification criteria.