Key people Abdallah NauphalCEO AUM GBP 440 billion (2016) | Area served Worldwide Assets under management 440 billion GBP (2016) Founded 2002 | |
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Website www.insightinvestment.com CEO Abdallah Nauphal (Jul 2007–) Parent organization BNY Mellon International Asset Management Group Limited Subsidiaries Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF | ||
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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.
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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.
History
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 London Stock Exchange as Invista Real Estate Investment Management.
In 2007, Abdallah Nauphal became CEO of Insight. He already held a dual role as deputy CEO (from June 2006) and chief investment officer (from September 2003) of the company. He joined Insight as head of fixed income in April 2003 after the acquisition of Rothschild Asset Management, where he was chief investment officer for fixed income. He was previously head of fixed income at Schroder Investment Management.
In 2009, Insight's parent company HBOS was acquired by Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds). Later that year, BNY Mellon acquired Insight Investment from Lloyds. Lloyds retained most of the equity assets managed by Insight and transferred them to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, the group's primary in-house asset manager after the sale of Insight. This left Insight as an asset manager primarily focused on fixed income and LDI strategies. It transferred its headquarters in early 2011 to share a building with BNY Mellon in Blackfriars, London.
In 2012, Insight announced that it would merge with Pareto Investment Management, a currency risk manager with £27 billion of assets under management. The merger was complete at the beginning of 2013. Pareto was also owned by BNY Mellon.
In early 2015, BNY Mellon acquired US-based fixed income and solutions specialist Cutwater Asset Management. It is operated by Insight.
Insight has reported an increase in its assets under management for external clients in every year since its launch.
Awards
Insight Investment has won over 60 industry awards since 2009.
Sponsorships
Insight Investment has sponsored the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition for over a decade. In 2015, Insight sponsored the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.
Key people
Abdallah Nauphal - CEO
Andrew Giles – Chief Investment Officer (Solutions)
Atul Manek – Chief Operating Officer/Chief Finance Officer
Adrian Grey - Chief Investment Officer (Active Management)
Philip Anker - Global Head of Distribution
Charles Farquharson - Chief Risk Officer
Cliff Corso - CEO, North America
Lynne Dalgarno - Head of Human Resources
Jane Ivinson, General Counsel
Mark Stancombe, Head of Corporate and Product Strategy