When J O Hambro Capital Management needed to enhance their risk management capabilities, they faced specific requirements: flexible model consumption, high-touch support, and a solution that balanced academic rigor with practical application. The Axioma Worldwide Equity Factor Risk Model delivered exactly that— comprehensive analytics that enable meaningful risk conversations and uncovering insights that surface-level analysis would miss.

The value of risk models becomes clear when you hear from the people who experience it firsthand. Three key stakeholders share their perspectives on how the Axioma solutions transformed their specific roles— from separating external shocks from investment strategy to enhancing portfolio management through detailed factor analysis. Together, their stories illustrate how factor risk models can deliver superior outcomes.

Three ways Axioma transformed J O Hambro's risk analysis

• Separated external shocks from strategy decisions - Simone Guidi, Head of Investment Risk & Performance Analytics, explains how risk uncovered the real story behind misleading performance numbers
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• Enhanced portfolio management through precise factor analysis - James Lowen, Portfolio Manager, shows how detailed analytics enable confident investment decisions and strengthen client relationships
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• Distinguished genuine alpha from market structure effects - Jack Gater, Investment Analyst, demonstrates how factor risk models revealed true small cap alpha that traditional benchmarks missed
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From strategic risk oversight to incisive analytics, Axioma solutions from SimCorp empowers every level of J O Hambro's investment organization with the insights needed to capitalize on market opportunities while managing risk effectively.