Royal London Asset Management
Wholly owned by life and pensions business the Royal London Group, Royal London Asset Management (Rlam) was established as a fund management house in 1988.
Based in the City of London, Rlam has more than 70 investment professionals who run assets under management of roughly £77.8bn, as of August 31 2014.
Its product range covers most major asset classes, with its fixed income team headed by Jonathan Platt with roughly £36bn in assets, while chief investment officer Robert Talbut leads its equities team, with roughly £23bn in assets. Rlam also produces a strong showing in both cash management and property, with the latter team led by Gareth Dickson with approximately £3.3bn of assets invested in the UK commercial property market.
In 2014 the firm has three funds appearing in the Investment Adviser 100 Club, showcasing some of its best-known funds including its UK Equity Income fund managed by Martin Cholwill and its Sterling Extra Yield Bond fund run by Eric Holt.
What the judges say
This fund house offers a broad range of highly attractive product options from UK equity income to mid-cap and bond funds.
Club members
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In numbers
1988
Year company was established
£77.8bn
Assets under management
71
Number of investment professionals
