F&C Asset Management Is A Leading European Investment Group

F&C is one of Europe's leading investment groups with offices throughout Europe. Owned by the British holding company F&C Asset Management plc, as of December 31, 2007 the company had $204.7 billion under management. The company strives to build business partnerships with our clients, intermediaries, and consultants by providing solutions that deliver superior performance and service. F&C's goal is the creation of capital value; for their clients, owners, and staff.

F&C Asset Management believes in active management, which is the belief that markets are inefficient. These inefficiencies can be exploited to add value to clients' benchmarks, through both asset allocation and security selection. This is done using a research driven team approach to investment selection and management. The approach is rigorously defined and applied and uses structural and quantitative risk controls during portfolio construction and in monitoring.

F&C is a large and balanced asset management firm dedicated to serving the needs of a wide range of clients. They have a broad offering of award winning investment solutions. From Emerging Market Debt, European Credit, and UK Bonds to Emerging Market Equities, Property and Socially Responsible Investing; F&C has an enhanced mix of specialized solutions for a variety of investment objectives.

F&C Asset Management has over 80 funds to choose from, spread across three ranges. F&C offers a highly tailored range of institutional funds including The Managed Pension Fund Range, ideally suited for pension investments. Managed Pension Funds are an excellent way of gaining access to a wide range of asset classes. From cash to gilts and corporate bonds, as well as regional equities and property, Managed Pension Funds provide dynamic, actively managed exposure. In addition, within the OEIC range, they have over 40 funds to choose from. OEICs are the first choice for many companies who are looking for effective institutional asset management. There is also a range of over 20 SICAV funds, registered in Luxembourg which are available for sale in many jurisdictions across the world. The F&C SICAV range enables institutional investors to build performance focused portfolios which can satisfy a variety of risk and reward requirements.

F&C Asset Management origins lie all the way back in 1868, providing them with a long history of experience. Professional and private investors alike choose F&C because of their expertise and commitment to high quality service as well as their competitive range of performance focused investments. Whether you are Deutsche or Gaelic, F&C has superior investment solutions to offer you.