Ned Bell serves as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Bell Asset Management, bearing primary responsibility for overall return outcomes of client portfolios and providing investment leadership. Having joined Bell Asset Management in November 2000 and assuming sole responsibility for managing all equity portfolios from 2003, Ned formulated the firm's Investment Philosophy and Style based on quality-focused principles. His experience includes 20 years in the investment industry and previous work for Bell Commodities as a futures dealer on the trading floor of the Sydney Futures Exchange. Ned holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Bond University, earned in December 1995. Additional fund managers include Joel Connell and Andrew Gowen.

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Bell Asset Management's investment philosophy is based on the premise that a portfolio of very high quality businesses will deliver above average returns over the medium to long term through a Quality at a Reasonable Price (QARP) approach. The firm employs quantitative screening for high return on equity (ROE >15%), quality scoring based on profitability and financial strength, qualitative assessments including ESG factors, valuation analysis to identify mispriced quality stocks, and portfolio construction without regional or sector constraints but with risk management. All funds are actively managed, high-quality global equity portfolios employing a long-only, unconstrained, fundamental, bottom-up stock-picking approach, selecting companies with strong franchises, excellent management and balance sheets, and superior and consistent profitability.

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