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Insight Investment (Insight) is one of the UK’s largest investment management companies,〔(page 96, Asset Management in the UK 2012-2013: The IMA Annual Survey )〕〔("Pensions in flux boost asset managers" ), "Financial Times", London, 11 August 2014. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.〕 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 £363 billion, as at 31 December 2014 represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients.〔(Insight Investment website )〕 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.〔("Insight finds success in total returns" ), "Investment Week", London, 11 June 2007. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 In 2003, Insight Investment acquired Rothschild Asset Management, which specialised in fixed income investments.〔("Insight buys Rothschild Asset Management" ), ''Money Marketing'', London, 4 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 In 2009, BNY Mellon acquired Insight from Lloyds Banking Group, which formally acquired HBOS earlier that year.〔("The Bank of New York Mellon to Acquire Insight Investment Management Limited" ), Press release from The Bank of New York Mellon, New York and London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("FSA approves Lloyds TSB’s proposed acquisition of HBOS" ), Press release from Lloyds TSB, London, 10 December 2008. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 In 2013, Insight merged with Pareto Investment Management, a currency risk manager.〔("Insight Investment Management joins forces with Pareto" ), "Investment Europe", London, 2 January 2013. Retrieved on 3 January 2013.〕 In early 2015, BNY Mellon acquired US-based fixed income and solutions specialist Cutwater Asset Management. It works closely with and is administered by Insight.〔("BNY Mellon Acquires Cutwater Asset Management" ), Press release from The Bank of New York Mellon, New York and London, 5 January 2015. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.〕〔("BNY Mellon acquires fixed income specialist" ), "FT Adviser", London, 6 October 2014. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.〕 Insight is headquartered in London and has offices in New York, Sydney and Tokyo.〔(Insight Investment Media Factsheet, Q4 2014 )〕 ==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.〔〔("Insight pays £61m for fund manager" ), "The Daily Telegraph", London, 5 December 2002. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Insight buys the Gatehouse five" ), "Financial News", London, 30 September 2003. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 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.〔("Insight floats real estate under Ross Goobey" ), "Investment Pensions Europe", London, 31 August 2006. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("HBOS to float property arm of Insight unit for £270m" ), "The Independent", 1 September 2006. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Insight plans Aim listing for property manager Invista" ), "Money Marketing", 7 September 2006. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 In 2007, Abdallah Nauphal became CEO of Insight.〔("Insight says Ferrans to be chairman" ), "Reuters", London, 28 March 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2012.〕 He already held a dual role as deputy CEO (from June 2006) and chief investment officer (from September 2003) of the company.〔("Insight assigns Nauphal to deputy chief exec position" ), "Investment Week", London, 5 June 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2012.〕 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.〔(Insight Investment website, Our Team page. Archived by The Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 30 November 2012. )〕 In 2009, Insight’s parent company HBOS was acquired by Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds).〔 Later that year, BNY Mellon acquired Insight Investment from Lloyds.〔〔("Insight Investment acquired by Bank of New York Mellon" ), Press release from Insight Investment, London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Lloyds Banking Group announces asset management plans" ), Press release from Lloyds Banking Group, London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Lloyds sells Insight Investment to Bank of New York Mellon" ), "The Guardian", London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Lloyds disposals begin with £235m sale of Insight to BNY Mellon" ), "The Daily Telegraph", London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕〔("Lloyds sells Insight to Bank of New York Mellon" ), "The Daily Telegraph", London, 12m August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 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.〔("News Analysis: Curtain falls on Insight's equities struggle" ), "Financial News", London, 12 August 2009. Retrieved on 25 April 2012.〕 It transferred its headquarters in early 2011 to share a building with BNY Mellon in Blackfriars, London.〔(Insight Investment website, Change of registered office address page (Google cache, retrieved on 12 September 2012) )〕 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.〔〔("Insight joins forces with Pareto to create £200bn powerhouse" ), "Citywire", London, 14 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 October 2012.〕 In early 2015, BNY Mellon acquired US-based fixed income and solutions specialist Cutwater Asset Management. It works closely with and is administered by Insight.〔("BNY Mellon Acquires Cutwater Asset Management" ), Press release from The Bank of New York Mellon, New York and London, 5 January 2015. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.〕〔("BNY Mellon acquires fixed income specialist" ), "FT Adviser", London, 6 October 2014. Retrieved on 22 May 2015.〕 Insight has reported an increase in its assets under management for external clients in every year since its launch.〔(Insight Investment Media Factsheet, Q4 2014 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Insight Investment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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