M&G Investment Management Ltd. (London, England)

M&G Investment Management Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in London, England. It manages $292.59 billion of regulatory assets for 146 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

M&G Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and arranging (bringing about) deals in investments.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as promoting non-us inv't funds to eligible persons.

M&G Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of M&G Investment Management Ltd. is $292.59 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 61% since the beginning of its operation, and $292.59 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $289.89 billion in discretionary accounts and $2.7 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.13 billion each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $269.87 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 16% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in sovereign bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay M&G Investment Management Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Simon Humphrey Westland Pilcher serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Simon Humphrey Westland Pilcher is insurance companies with 14 clients and $155.87 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, M&G Investment Management has the 2nd highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $292.59 billion for 144 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

M&G Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund, seven other private funds, and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $676,375 to $13,503,000.

Careers at M&G Investment Management Ltd.

The company employs 1,441 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 20 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Simon Humphrey Westland Pilcher has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1999. Sean Andrew Fitzgerald joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael George Alexander Mclintock	Chief executive	1 Nov 1999	Other	4436017
Simon Humphrey Westland Pilcher	Director	1 Nov 1999	Other	4435980
Michael George Alexandre Mclintock	Chairman	1 Nov 1999	Other	4436017
Jonathon Peter Mcclelland	Company secretary	1 Nov 1999	Other	4435981
M&G Limited	Parent company	1 Dec 1999	75% - 100%	foreign
M&G Fa Limited	Parent company	1 Dec 1999	75% - 100%	foreign
Samuel John Morse	Director	1 May 2000	Other	1685241
Vivian Paul Bazalgette	Chief executive	1 Jul 2000	Other	4436023
Edward Louis Rosengarten	Director	1 Jan 2001	Other	4436028
Anthony John Ashplant	Director	1 Nov 2001	Other	4518222
Martin Lewis	Director	1 Nov 2001	Other	4518226
Philip Johnson	Director	1 Nov 2001	Other	4518230
Philip Michael Johnson	Director	1 Nov 2001	Other	4518230
Fiona Jane Molloy	Company secretary	1 Aug 2002	Other	4641001
Leslie John Scrine	Director	1 May 2004	Other	4921158
M&G Management Services Ltd	Company secretary	1 Feb 2006	Other	foreign
John William Foley	Director	1 Oct 2006	Other	5300675
Martin Richard Moore	Director	1 Jan 2007	Other	5303109
Anthony Christopher Gaughan	Director	1 Mar 2008	Other	5508904
Grant Robert Fairlie Speirs	Director	1 Nov 2008	Other	5635159
Gary Nicolas Cotton	Director	1 Nov 2011	Other	6036074
Jonathan Daniels	Director	1 Nov 2011	Other	6048498
Gary Nicholas Cotton	Director	1 Nov 2011	Other	6036074
Gary Cotton	Director	1 Nov 2011	Other	6036074
Michelle Sylvia Scrimgeour	Director	1 Jun 2012	Other	6164979
Alexander Daniel Jeffrey	Director	1 Sep 2012	Other	6028984
Mark Andrew Lawson	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2014	Other	6427459
Mark Andrew Lawson	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2014	Other	6427459
Graham David Mason	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	5788314
Anne Helen Richards	Chief executive	1 Jun 2016	Other	6668605
Patrick Adam Osborne	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2016	Other	6742908
Neil M Donnelly	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2017	Other	5071600
Margaret Mary Ammon	Chief risk officer	1 Mar 2018	Other	6929321
John William Foley	Director	1 Jan 2019	Other	5300675
Sean Andrew Fitzgerald	Director	1 Sep 2019	Other	6777295

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Prudential Plc	Ultimate parent company	1 Apr 1999	75% - 100%	foreign
M&G Group Limited	Indirect parent company	1 Dec 1999	75% - 100%	foreign
M&G Prudential Limited	Indirect parent company	1 Nov 2018	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in London, England

The principal office where M&G Investment Management Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London, England, Ec3 M 5 Ag, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44 800 390 390. The normal business hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on Monday - Friday.