AI and Technology

In Short

Is tech too expensive and is AI a bubble? No, says David Rainville, Portfolio Manager at Sycomore AM, part of Generali Investments, who cautions against being led by the common market narratives. In fact, tech and AI offer substantial growth potential outside the high-profile ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks.

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About Sycomore AM

Founded in 2001, Sycomore Asset Management is an asset manager specialised in listed investments and driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit, part of Generali Investments’ platform of asset management firms. Since its creation, Sycomore has been committed to delivering long-term returns by identifying the levers enabling a company to generate sustainable value. The firm’s expertise draws on a fieldwork approach and a proprietary corporate fundamental analysis model, which includes financial and extra-financial criteria. Its investment team of 23 professionals focuses on assessing the overall performance of a company with respect to its stakeholders: shareholders, clients, employees, suppliers, civil society and the environment. Sycomore AM is a mission-driven company certified B CorTM, thus marking its will to contribute positively to society: “a force for good”. Its mission: to invest to develop a more sustainable and inclusive economy for all our stakeholders.As a reference and key player in responsible investment, Sycomore AM is a member of the FIR, WDI (Workforce Disclosure Initiative) and IIGCC (Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change). It continues to work on the quantification of environmental and social impacts.

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Generali Investments includes Generali Asset Management S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Infranity, Sycomore Asset Management, Aperture Investors LLC (including Aperture Investors UK Ltd), Plenisfer Investments S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Lumyna Investments Limited, Sosteneo S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Generali Real Estate S.p.A. Società di gestione del risparmio, Conning* and among its subsidiaries Global Evolution Asset Management A/S - including Global Evolution USA, LLC and Global Evolution Fund Management Singapore Pte. Ltd - Octagon Credit Investors, LLC, Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC as well as Generali Investments CEE. *Includes Conning, Inc., Conning Asset Management Limited, Conning Asia Pacific Limited, Conning Investment Products, Inc., Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (collectively, “Conning”). It is part of the Generali Group, which was established in 1831 in Trieste as Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche and is one of the leaders in the insurance and asset management industries.

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