Ashmore Group

Ashmore Group plc
Type	Public
Traded as	LSE: ASHM; FTSE 250 Component; OTC Pink: AJMPF
Industry	Asset management
Founded	1992; 30 years ago
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Key people	David Bennett (non-executive chairman); Mark Coombs (CEO);
Revenue	GB£338.0 million (2020)
Operating income	GB£209.7 million (2020)
Net income	GB£184.7 million (2020)
AUM	US$83.6 billion (2020)
Total assets	US$1,047.6 million (2020)
Total equity	GB£879.0 million (2020)
Number of employees	306 (2020)
Website	www.ashmoregroup.com

Ashmore Group plc (LSE: ASHM) is a large British investment manager dedicated to the emerging markets. The chairman is David Bennett and the chief executive is Mark Coombs.^[2] It is headquartered in London.^[3]

History[]

The business, which was established by the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group ('ANZ') to manage the ANZ Emerging Markets Liquid Investment Portfolio in 1992, was bought out from ANZ by its management team in 1999.^[4] It was the subject of an Initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2006^[5] and it acquired the Virginia-based firm, Emerging Markets Management L.L.C., in 2011.^[6]

Operations[]

The company, which specialises in emerging market investments, had $83.6 billion under management as at 31 December 2020.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Ashmore Group. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Ashmore's funds hit by last year's emerging markets rout". The Telegraph. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ "Ashmore Group". City AM. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
^ "U.K's Ashmore Group Aims to Deepen Emerging Markets Presence". Institutional Investor. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
^ "Dilemma for Ashmore over £500m IPO". Financial News. June 5, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Ashmore buys 'Mr Emerging Markets' in US expansion". Financial News. October 13, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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[FY-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Ashmore Group. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[tele-2] "Ashmore's funds hit by last year's emerging markets rout". The Telegraph. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[3] "Ashmore Group". City AM. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[4] "U.K's Ashmore Group Aims to Deepen Emerging Markets Presence". Institutional Investor. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

[5] "Dilemma for Ashmore over £500m IPO". Financial News. June 5, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[6] "Ashmore buys 'Mr Emerging Markets' in US expansion". Financial News. October 13, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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