Ignis Asset Management, which traces its history back to 1899, offers a pioneering approach to delivering superior wealth creation for its investors. Blending tradition and innovation, the Ignis structure offers the stability of a well-capitalised investment heavyweight with the benefits of small dynamic fund management teams driven to deliver outperformance for investors.
In the wake of the credit crisis there has been much debate on the type of asset management company best equipped to meet the needs of clients going forward. The consensus is that performance will be the key differentiator and that smaller, more dynamic teams - or boutiques - are best placed to deliver this. In addition, however, investors increasingly want the reassurance that their assets are being managed by a secure company with sufficient stature and able to provide high levels of support and service.
Ignis offers the best of both worlds – big and boutique.
Ignis has the strength of some £65bn in assets under management yet offers funds managed by a series of small, highly experienced entrepreneurial teams. These teams are situated within the core Ignis business – proprietary teams – and Ignis’ joint venture partners – Argonaut, Cartesian and HEXAM. Specialist expertise includes UK, European, US Asia Pacific and emerging markets equities, fixed income, commercial property and multi-manager. Ignis provides the sales, marketing and back office support allowing the fund managers to do what they do best – managing money in the best interests of investors. Ignis funds are available to retail and institutional investors in the UK and internationally.
Ignis also manages the substantial assets of the Pearl Group. This relationship provides dedicated fund management expertise for the Pearl Group’s 6.5m customers. In 2009 Ignis merged with Axial Investment Management under the Ignis name; since 2006 Axial has provided Pearl with asset management, manager selection and asset-liability management capability. To visit the Ignis Asset Management website please click here