f & c redirects here . for the eroge maker see f & c eroge maker . f & c asset management plc type a wholly owned subsidiary of bank of montreal bmo industry investment management founded 1972 headquarters london england uk key people kieran poynter non executive chairman richard wilson chief executive revenue 257.5 million 2013 1 operating income 38.5 million 2013 1 net income 10.2 million 2013 1 website www.fandc.com f & c asset management plc is an asset management company and is part of bmo global asset management . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 headquarters 4 ownership 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit the company was founded in 1972 as the manager of the foreign & colonial investment trust under the name f & c management limited . 2 in 1985 the company started managing third party funds . 2 in 1989 the company established a partnership with germany s hypovereinsbank who acquired a 50 % stake in the business ; this stake was increased to 90 % in 1998 . 2 in 2000 eureko purchased hypovereinsbank s 90 % stake and in 2001 went on to secure 100 % control and consolidate their asset management activities with those of the company under the f & c brand . 2 in 2004 isis asset management merged with f & c management limited to form f & c asset management and the combined business was then listed on the london stock exchange . 2 in 2008 friends provident announced its intention to divest its shareholding in f & c asset management . 3 this was completed in 2009 . 4 on 7 may 2014 f & c asset management plc was acquired by bank of montreal through its wholly owned subsidiary bmo global asset management europe limited . 5 operations edit the company s investments include key asset classes such as equities bonds cash and property as well as alternative and specialist sectors such as socially responsible investment hedge funds funds of hedge funds and private equity funds . f & c is dedicated to asset management . the company s clients include retail investors financial advisers and large institutional investors such as public authorities and insurance charities . the company has offices throughout the world and has more than three million private and corporate clients on whose behalf as at 31 december 2013 it managed 82 billion of assets . 6 assets are managed from three principal investment centres london amsterdam and edinburgh . the company has an office network spanning nine countries china hong kong france paris germany frankfurt and munich india mumbai ireland dublin the netherlands amsterdam portugal lisbon sweden stockholm switzerland geneva and the uk london and edinburgh . f & c was the official sponsor of birmingham city f.c. between 2007 and 2011 . 7 headquarters edit the company s head office is at the heart of the city of london in exchange house primrose street london . the building is regarded as one of the finest buildings in the city and is situated in the broadgate complex near to liverpool street station . the company moved here from its office in laurence pountney hill in 1990 . exchange house itself is a striking building . conventional foundations were not possible as the design had to accommodate the existing railway lines and london underground network lying beneath the site . as a result the building was designed with a metal exoskeleton which dominates the exterior and supports the weight of the building through a steel frame resting on bridge like foundations . ownership edit on 7 may 2014 f & c asset management plc was acquired by bank of montreal through its wholly owned subsidiary bmo global asset management europe limited . 8 prior to this it was listed on the london stock exchange . references edit a b c preliminary results 2013 a b c d e f & c history friends provident to sell asset management our history f & c asset management bank of montreal agrees to acquire f & c for 1.2 billion . bloomberg . 28 january 2014 . retrieved 24 june 2014 . f & c asset management interim report 2009 page 1 f & c in sponsorship deal with birmingham fc money marketing 31 may 2007 gavin finch and doug alexander january 28 2014 . bank of montreal agrees to acquire f & c for 1.2 billion . bloomberg business . further reading edit f & c a history of foreign & colonial investment trust by neil mckendrick and john newlands 1999 . external links edit official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title f % 26c asset management & oldid 741007240 categories investment management companies of the united kingdomfinancial services companies based in londoncompanies established in 1972alternative investment management companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools 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