improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . november 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is references need checking . unsourced statements need correcting or deleting . please help improve this article if you can . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message citywire type division industry news agency founded june 1999 headquarters 87 vauxhall walk london se11 5hj united kingdom 1 key people lawrence lever chairman david turner ceo george ball commercial director nick collard product development richard lander content director chris delahunt u.s. and latin america director frank dobson audience development director lloyd stacey financial director gareth williams coo website www.citywire.co.uk citywire is a london based financial publishing and information group . 2 it provides news information and insight for professional advisers and investors globally . it specialises in tracking the performance of fund managers . such information provides a useful extra variable in investment decisions . set up in 1999 citywire is a private holdings company and currently has over 200 employees . 3 citywire also operates offices in singapore 2012 munich 2013 and new york 2014 . 4 5 6 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 magazines 2.1.1 new model adviser 2.1.2 citywire wealth manager 2.1.3 citywire selector 2.2 events 2.3 fund manager ratings 2.4 awards 3 departments 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit citywire was founded by business journalists from the independent on sunday and the mail on sunday in 1999 . in 2001 reuters took a stake in the company . 7 8 alongside reuters investor clifford gundle also holds a large stake in the company . citywire fund manager performance data is widely used by private and professional investors in the uk and europe . citywire publishes a variety of magazines aimed at financial advisors and at asset management firms together with daily business news . 9 in the intervening period it has expanded from a few people in a single serviced office to an operation today with more than 200 people and offices in munich hong kong singapore milan and new york . to date there are currently 9 executive directors in the company . 10 products edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message magazines edit citywire publishes an array of magazines which are targeted at the global intermediated asset management industry . this refers to professional fund investors intermediaries such as financial advisers stockbrokers wealth managers and private bankers . those in the intermediary asset management industry are in the business of choosing funds on behalf of their clients individuals and families looking to grow or preserve their wealth over the medium to long term . it is these professional investors who read the news and commentary published on citywire s magazines apps and websites . the company first published its magazines in 2003 but has moved into weekly and international magazines . the company s biggest magazine is the new model advisor . new model adviser edit new model adviser is a magazine that is solely dedicated to providing information to financial advisers . as of 2014 the magazine had a circulation of roughly 6000 per issue . 9 the magazine also offered an annual award for those in the financial services industry . 11 12 citywire wealth manager edit wealth manager is for investment advisers wealth managers and stockbrokers whose main focus is choosing the right investments for their clients . the same editorial team also produces the weekly wealth manager magazine . citywire selector edit citywire selector is the publication and website of choice for leading investors and fund selectors . citation needed events edit citywire holds around 60 events a year citation needed in multiple countries which brings together professional investors and asset managers in venues ranging from miami to berlin and bangkok . the format for these events consists of taking between 10 and 30 managers citation needed who present to investors and asset managers in small groups usually six or less . over two or three days industry professionals get to see a variety of managers running different classes . some are big familiar names and others smaller boutiques . between sessions there are also external speakers who present their views on anything from the global economic outlook to the future of the trade business . the events are free of charge but only open to qualified investors wealth managers and advisers by personal selection from citywire . citation needed fund manager ratings edit citywire fund manager ratings offers professionals in the business of fund buying a totally objective analytical and unbiased way to choose investments . citation needed the service tracks the manager not the fund looking at how they ve performed across all the funds they ve run wherever they ve run them over the past three years . the methodology is purely quantitative rewarding managers for superior risk adjusted returns . citation needed the service judges fund managers on performance relative to a benchmark on the funds they run . citywire chooses the benchmark just in case the asset management group has chosen one it believes is not robust enough . citation needed this is an impartial service and nobody can pay citywire to rate a manager . citywire rates all eligible managers around 13 000 active managers in 35 countries around the world and only gets paid if an asset management group wants to use their rating in advertisements or marketing materials . citation needed awards edit citywire hosts awards for fund managers in the financial services industry . the basis of the awards is strictly mathematical with no human verdict . 13 departments edit the publisher holds around 60 events a year in 16 different countries bringing together professional investors and asset managers in venues including miami berlin and bangkok . 14 the journalist team numbers more than 30 . citation needed the group also has a 25 member audience development team whose job is to get as close as possible to asset management communities . citation needed citywire s fund manager database contains performance history on more than 11 800 active managers selling funds . citation needed see also edit morningstar reuters bloomberg references edit http citywire.co.uk money about us a404960 people citywire . retrieved 2015 05 30 . why work for us about citywire . retrieved 2015 05 30 . citywire asia about citywire . about citywire . retrieved 2015 12 31 . citywire germany about citywire . about citywire . retrieved 2015 12 31 . citywire americas about citywire . about citywire . retrieved 2015 12 31 . milmo dan 1 february 2001 . reuters invests in online rival . the guardian . retrieved 24 september 2011 . citywire news website sells 25pc of business to reuters . retrieved 2015 06 27 . a b http www.abc.org.uk certificates 17425100.pdf pdf . www.abc.org.uk . retrieved 2015 05 30 . external link in title help the exec team about citywire . retrieved 2015 05 30 . keillor graphics web design dundee web angus signs tayside web aberdeen graphics dundee web inverness . www.keillorgraphics.com . retrieved 2015 06 26 . the citywire press room citywire launches new model adviser for life and pensions market . citywirepressroom.blogspot.co.uk . retrieved 2015 06 26 . raise a toast to the star money makers . retrieved 2015 06 27 . http aboutcitywire.com how we help fund investors events . retrieved 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