Testimonials

Working with Tim on an investment committee (where Tim has a fund focus and I have an economics & strategy focus) has been a super experience. I've found Tim to be highly engaged; generating new ideas and asking good questions of the wider team. He has a learning mindset and a constant desire to improve processes and performance. All this, and with good humour!

Tim has become a valuable extension of our investment team. His analysis is consistently high quality and has improved our understanding of underlying exposures, allowing us to challenge assumptions and make better-informed decisions. He is diligent, responsive and presents in a clear, well-structured manner, making him a trusted and well-regarded partner across both the team and Investment Committee.

I have worked with Valencia Asymmetric for 6 years and find their approach to fund analysis genuinely differentiated from others in the market. Working with them as a client they have proved able to get under the bonnet of how a fund is run and the subsequent expected performance. In the last 18 months we have engaged them to carry out analysis on our funds and they have discovered sales and marketing points that we hadn't previously considered that have proven effective with our clients in winning and retaining assets.

Tim has played an important part in helping strengthen our investment operation over the years, providing real clarity around the behaviour and moving parts across our portfolios and investment strategies, and helping us stay well informed through initiatives such as the monitor videos. His mentoring, contribution at Investment Committee meetings and trusted external perspective have been hugely valuable, and he is an honest, decent and genuinely enjoyable person to work with.

As a Business Development Manager working within the Asset Management industry, I have worked with Tim Stubbs and Valencia Asymmetric for many years now.  This has been in the capacity of them as a client as well as commissioning work on a range of funds and deeper analytical research on a particular fund.  In this time Valencia Asymmetry have been a pleasure to work with and provided invaluable insights into how investors may look at our funds differently to how they are being promoted.  The deeper analysis certainly complemented our own marketing of the funds that we have subsequently managed to grow in AUM.  Further, they have worked with our fund management, marketing and sales teams to explain their findings in detail which have all been very well received.  I find their analytical approach to be different to many others in the industry and this approach has helped us stand out from the crowd in many ways (something I imagine their Wealth and DFM clients find invaluable).

I have known Tim for over five years. He came highly recommended from an ex colleague of mine. Tim has since been working with two of my top clients who were looking for support with their Investment Boards/Investment Committee. He brings a well of external knowledge and support to Investment Managers and DFM alike He is very client centric and professional in everything he does I would highly recommend Tim.

Having worked with Tim for over 10 years, I’ve always found him thoughtful, pragmatic and genuinely differentiated in his investment thinking, with a clear focus on downside protection and long-term portfolio resilience. He is also great fun to work with.