A heritage of excellence, gained over 180 years
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, as part of the asset and wealth management business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has been formed by the union of some of the world's leading financial companies. These include J.P. Morgan, Chase Manhattan, Robert Fleming, Bank One, Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual. We can therefore trace our origins back almost 180 years to the Morgan's family first entry into merchant banking in the late 1830s.
A legacy of innovation that continues
This heritage has given us an exceptional drive to innovate and pioneer new markets. For example, we were one of the first overseas fund managers to establish a presence in Japan and Asia. We have innovated in areas such as style investing, dynamic investing and total return strategies. In 2004, we were one of the first major financial institutions to recognise the importance of expanding our investment capabilities by acquiring a majority interest in leading hedge fund group Highbridge Capital Management and then completing the purchase in 2009. By continuing our heritage of innovation and visionary thinking we aim to ensure our clients share in the most compelling opportunities today's investment markets offer.
Discover what it means to invest
Successful investing is driven by insight into opportunities, markets and portfolio strategies. Today, our advice, insight and intellectual capital drive a growing array of innovative strategies powered by new ideas, sophisticated analytics and a relentless focus on generating results for each client. Transforming insight into results is what we do at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
How our size works to your advantage
Every day, we use our global presence to service our clients better. We have built an unrivalled global network of investment professionals, product specialists, sales and client servicing teams. So wherever you and your clients are located - and wherever you need to invest - the full strength of our global presence and insight is at your service.
This has helped us become the local manager of choice among intermediaries and end clients. In Europe, for example,J.P.Morgan Asset Management has been awarded Leading Pan-European Fund Management Firm in the 2011 Thomson Reuters Extel Survey for the second consecutive year. Further to this outstanding achievement a J.P. Morgan Asset Management analyst was named the overall Leading Pan-European Fund Management Individual for the fifth consecutive year.
Confidence in our ability has helped us become one of the largest active investment managers in the world and in Europe (Lipper FMI as of June 2011 including liquidity). We manage assets of USD 1,232 billion** – a sign of our consistent investment performance and the longstanding trust that our clients have come to place in us.
* Source: Thomson Reuters Extel Survey 2011.
*Source: Includes Investment Management and Private Banking – As of 30 June 2011.