- Business
- Ninety One plc (N91.L) operates as an independent global asset manager offering specialist active investment strategies across equities; fixed income; multi-asset solutions; and alternatives, including emerging market equities, global sustainable investments, and credit strategies. Founded in 1991 in South Africa as Investec Asset Management and rebranded to Ninety One in 2020 following its demerger from Investec Group, the company is headquartered in London with major operations in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and global distribution capabilities serving institutional clients such as public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurers, corporates, and endowments, as well as advisor and individual investors. As of September 2025, Ninety One manages approximately £152.1 billion in assets under management. In recent developments, Ninety One entered a strategic partnership with Sanlam in March 2025, acquiring Sanlam Investment Management and related UK portfolios for around R400 billion in assets, with the UK transaction completed in June 2025 and the South African portion pending final closing, positioning Ninety One as Sanlam's primary active asset manager with enhanced access to South African distribution; the firm also launched a Sovereign Biodiversity Index in October 2024 to quantify national biodiversity risks for investors and is nearing an agreement with a Singapore-based alternatives manager linked to China.