Insight Investment
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| Industry | Investment management |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Abdallah Nauphal CEO |
| Products | Investment management |
| AUM | GBP 440 billion (2016) |
| Website | www |
Insight Investment (Insight) is one of the UK's largest investment management companies, specialising in liability-driven investment (LDI), fixed income, absolute return and specialist investment strategies. Launched in 2002, Insight is headquartered in London. It was responsible for assets under management of £440 billion, as at 31 March 2016 represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients. It is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, a multinational financial services corporation.
The UK banking group HBOS formed Insight Investment in 2002 by merging its asset management arms, which included Clerical Medical Investment Management. In 2003, Insight Investment acquired Rothschild Asset Management, which specialised in fixed income investments. In 2009, BNY Mellon acquired Insight from Lloyds Banking Group, which formally acquired HBOS earlier that year. In 2013, Insight merged with Pareto Investment Management, a currency risk manager. In early 2015, BNY Mellon acquired US-based fixed income and solutions specialist Cutwater Asset Management. It is operated by Insight Investment. Insight is headquartered in London and has offices in New York, Sydney and Tokyo.
Insight Investment was launched in 2002. It was formed from the merger of the asset management arms of UK banking group HBOS: Clerical Medical Investment Management, Halifax Fund Management and the investment division of Equitable Life. Douglas Ferrans was Insight's first CEO and played a significant role in its formation and launch.
In 2003, Insight acquired Rothschild Asset Management, which was well known for its fixed income solutions and multimanager funds, and property investment manager Gatehouse Investment Management.
In 2006, Insight demerged its property investment unit and floated it on the Aim market at the as Invista Real Estate Investment Management.
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