Equities

Funds invest in companies listed in stock markets around the world. Top down (macroeconomic conditions/trends) and bottom up (superior stock selection) approaches target investments at a global, regional, country and sector specific level to deliver superior performance. Portfolios cover all major sectors, markets and emerging markets.

Equity markets over time reflect the underlying profitability of the corporate sector, which in turn is dependent on the health of the overall economy. In the short term, there have always been periods of over and under valuation by the stockmarket of this underlying profitability. But over longer periods of time, Credit Suisse believes that equity returns will be positive as economic growth and corporate profits expand. The asset management business of Credit Suisse has over the past eight years significantly strengthened its equity product offering. Credit Suisse's asset management business offers products in all the main equity classes.