With over 20 years of experience, ICS Investment Services (ICS) has established itself as a leading provider of investment services both locally and globally. Headquartered in Hong Kong, ICS leverages its strong global connections and local expertise to deliver customized solutions across a wide range of asset classes for institutional, corporate and individual investors. From equities, fixed income and derivatives to real estate, private equity and infrastructure, ICS has the capabilities and insights needed to help clients achieve their investment objectives.
Diverse Service Offerings Across All Asset Classes
ICS provides investment services across all major asset classes. In equities, the firm offers global equity capabilities across all sectors and styles, including long-only and long/short strategies. For fixed income, ICS provides expertise across sovereign, investment grade, high yield, bank capital and emerging market debt. The firm also has extensive experience with derivative strategies, including options, swaps, futures across equity, credit, interest rate and foreign exchange underlyings. Beyond traditional asset classes, ICS provides offerings in real estate, private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments.
Customized Multi-Asset Solutions
A key differentiator for ICS is its ability to construct customized multi-asset class portfolios to address specific client needs and risk preferences. The firm leverages its local expertise and global connections to source attractive investment opportunities worldwide, combined with rigorous portfolio construction techniques to create optimized portfolios catered to each investor’s unique objectives and constraints.
Global Research and Local Insights
ICS has a global research team that identifies investment trends and opportunities worldwide, while also maintaining extensive local presence across Asia to understand nuances of regional markets. This combination of global reach and local intimacy enables ICS to capitalize on global macro trends while avoiding potential pitfalls that external investors may miss.
Strict Risk Management Protocols
While seeking to maximize portfolio returns, ICS places equal emphasis on risk management to ensure capital preservation. The firm has strict risk monitoring procedures in place to manage overall portfolio risk exposures in alignment with clients’ risk tolerances. ICS also offers tailored risk overlay and hedging solutions to mitigate downside risks.
High Standards of Governance
As a licensed asset management company, ICS adheres to the highest governance standards enforced by local regulators. With over $5 billion in assets under management, the firm has clearly defined investment guidelines, robust operations controls and well-structured processes to align interests between investor clients and the firm.
In summary, with two decades of experience across all asset classes globally, a global investment research team combined with local insights, and an emphasis on customization, risk management and governance, ICS Investment Services has positioned itself as a leading provider uniquely capable of helping institutional, corporate and individual investors achieve their diverse investment goals.