We only do what we do
best
We only do one thing, fund management, and we do it from our
offices in London, Tokyo, Boston, Madrid and Frankfurt. We have
more than £23 billion* invested with us and we continue to focus on
delivering investment performance on behalf of our clients.
We're
experienced
We know the fund management business inside out. We've been
building up our knowledge and skills for more than 30 years. Over
that time, we've evolved. We started out by providing balanced and
indexed funds for UK pension funds. Now we also specialise in
traditional investment funds and alternative investments.
We're
innovative
Gartmore has been running absolute
return portfolios for institutional and professional investors
since the late 1990s. As an early adopter of alternative investment
strategies, we pioneered an approach of running more traditional
equity and bond funds alongside absolute return portfolios. We were
also one of the first managers in the UK with experience of
absolute return strategies to offer these talents to retail clients
through UCITS III.
We have a history of investing in markets before others. We were
the first to launch an investment trust investing specifically in
Ireland, ahead of its boom. We were one of the first to set up
China specific funds in 1983, and also the first to introduce a UK
registered emerging markets fund in 1987.
We give our fund managers more
freedom
Good fund managers are flexible, pragmatic and thrive on change.
For them, every change is an opportunity. That's why our fund
managers have more freedom to follow their own views. They've built
up specialist knowledge over years in the industry. So it doesn't
make sense to tie them down with a 'house style' that dictates how
they should invest. It stifles talent. Instead, we split our
investment specialists into small teams, each looking after a
particular area. They make their own decisions, based on their own
views and skills, spotting opportunities missed by others. But they
are supported by our independent investment risk team and Chief
Investment Officer.
We let you know what's
happening
Whether you're an experienced investor or not, we'll make sure you
know what's happening in the markets and with your investments.
You'll hear from us regularly, and we'll make things as clear and
simple as possible. We know that past performance is not a guide to
future performance and that the value of investments can go down as
well as up and you may not get back the original investment.
We are committed to the long term
success of our funds
Many of our senior fund managers and executives own part of the
company. That's why they're committed to the long term success of
their individual funds, their teams, their clients, and Gartmore as
a whole. And because our managers' rewards are linked to their
performance, their interests match those of our clients.
You don't have to take our word for
it
Since 2007 we have won more than 40 industry awards. Among these is
a Gold Standard Award which we have been awarded three years
running, recognising our high level of service, fair value for
clients, and financial stability.
*Source: Gartmore as at 31 March 2010. London Stock
Exchange rules preclude us from quoting a more up to date
figure. |