Lonsec Rates Pzena’s Australian Funds “Highly Recommended” at their initial review

Founded in 1996, the New York-based, classic value manager, Pzena Investment Management is responsible for US$55bn of assets under management, globally. Over the past 15 years, Pzena has established a strong presence in the Australian and New Zealand institutional markets with currently almost A$7bn of assets under management.

Recently, Pzena has expanded its presence and resources in Australia to offer its capabilities in the wholesale wealth management channels, including to managed accounts, and their advisors, and approved product lists for major wealth management firms. Lonsec’s “Highly Recommended” rating of the two funds Pzena offers in Australia, Global Focused Value and Emerging Markets Value is an important step along this journey for our firm.

Over its 27- year history, Pzena has consistently applied its classic value philosophy across a range of equity capabilities, identifying good companies which are out of favour with investors, which are suffering temporary issues or challenges. Pzena’s 29-person investment team is responsible for conducting deep-dive investment analysis to establish the normalised earnings power for such companies that screen in the cheapest quintile of our various investment universes.

Pzena’s CEO, Caroline Cai, who is also a Co-Portfolio Manager for the two strategies offered in Australia, commented “we are delighted that our capabilities have been recognised with these ratings by Lonsec, giving us the opportunity to take our tried and tested investment skills to new investors in the Australian advice market. Buying good companies that are ‘on sale’ in a disciplined manner should always be part of a well-structured portfolio.”

For more information about Pzena Investment Management and our investment strategies, please visit our website www.pzena.com or reach out to the team at Pzena investment Management Australia (Paul Whymper-Williams, whymper-williams@pzena.com or John Jardim, jardim@pzena.com).

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Disclaimer: The rating issued 03/2023 ETL0483AU & 03/2023 ETL0484AU is published by Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561 AFSL 421 445 (Lonsec). Ratings are general advice only, and have been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider your personal circumstances, read the product disclosure statement and seek independent financial advice before investing. The rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any product. Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Ratings are subject to change without notice and Lonsec assumes no obligation to update. Lonsec uses objective criteria and receives a fee from the Fund Manager. Visit lonsec.com.au for ratings information and to access the full report. © 2023 Lonsec. All rights reserved.