Ignis Asset Management

Ignis Asset Management was an asset management company with head offices in Glasgow and London. In July 2014, Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited acquired Ignis,[1] formerly Resolution Asset Management,[2] for £390m.

Ignis Investment Services Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Investment management
Asset management
Fund management
Headquarters
Glasgow, London
,
United Kingdom
Websitehttp://www.ignisasset.com/

Ignis, which is the Latin word for fire or spark, merged with Axial Investment Management in November 2008.[3]

Ignis' former parent company, The Pearl Group, changed its name to The Phoenix Group in 2010.[4]

In 2011 Ignis introduced a business unit structure covering six areas: Fixed Income, Equities, Real Estate, Advisors (a specialist alternatives fund of funds team), Solutions (Liability Driven Investment, asset liability management and related risk mitigation) and Partners (fund management businesses operating in partnership with Ignis).[5]

References
  1. BBC: Standard Life Investments buys fund manager Ignis for £390m https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26744605
  2. Business week: Ignis Asset Management
  3. Resolution and Axial to rebrand as Ignis http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1357905/resolution-axial-rebrand-ignis
  4. Pearl Group arises as Phoenix Group Holdings http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2010/02/21/pearl-group-arises-as-phoenix-group-holdings/
  5. Ignis merges multi-manager teams into Ignis Advisers http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/ignis-merges-multi-manager-teams-into-ignis-advisers/1022785.article


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