All prospective external managers are subject to a comprehensive due diligence process including detailed analysis of the manager's policies and practices, including, but not limited to: evidence of written policies covering potential conflicts of interest, evidence of protocols to deal with issues of material non-public financial information, evidence of the robustness of the firm's compliance function, its risk management processes, and an accounting of its own due diligence processes. The due diligence is led by AIMCo’s investment managers who leverage internal subject matter expertise including Compliance, Risk Management, Valuations, Legal and Responsible Investment. Diligence reports inform external manager selection and appointment. Where possible, AIMCo endeavours to include responsible investment reporting obligations into legal agreements with external managers, which feed into our ongoing monitoring process.