Finance, +4
Finance
H2O Asset Management Case: FCA Findings and €250M Investor Resolution
The H2O Asset Management case covers FCA and AMF findings, Tennor-linked investments, the €250M resolution, side-pocket funds, and investor claims.
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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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Asset allocation determines how portfolio capital is distributed among asset classes, investment strategies, sectors, markets, or other categories. A Portfolio Management Expert Witness may evaluate the allocation in light of investment objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, time horizon, liabilities, restrictions, and expected risk and return. Portfolio Management also extends beyond the initial allocation to security selection, implementation, monitoring, rebalancing, and performance evaluation.
Asset Management is broader and can involve the management of financial and investment assets on behalf of individuals or institutions, including organizational practices, investment processes, oversight, and client or institutional mandates. Portfolio Management focuses more specifically on the portfolio itself, including investment objectives, asset allocation, portfolio construction, security selection, diversification, rebalancing, and performance. When the central dispute concerns portfolio-level decisions and results, a Portfolio Management Expert Witness may provide the more focused analysis.
An investment policy statement may document investment objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, permitted investments, concentration limits, benchmarks, and other portfolio constraints. A Portfolio Management Expert Witness may compare those guidelines with actual holdings, transactions, allocation changes, and monitoring records to reconstruct how portfolio decisions were made and whether the portfolio remained consistent with the stated investment framework.
A Portfolio Management Expert Witness may consider the relevant benchmark, investment period, portfolio cash flows, contributions and withdrawals, fees, asset allocation, risk exposure, market conditions, and timing of investment decisions. A final return figure alone may not explain how the result was generated or whether the comparison used is appropriate for the portfolio's objectives, strategy, and risk profile.
Finance, +4
Finance
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
Rebalancing records can show when portfolio allocations moved away from intended targets, whether adjustments were considered or implemented, and how investment decisions responded to market movements or changing investor circumstances. A Portfolio Management Expert Witness may examine allocation reports, transaction histories, manager communications, committee materials, and updated investment guidelines to evaluate the timing and documented rationale for those decisions.