Nic Heath

Close Asset Management Ltd. (Close AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Close Asset Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc (LSE: CBG, ADR: CBGPY) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1982 and does business as Close Brothers Asset Management. Headquartered in London, Close AM provides a bespoke investment management service to private clients, trusts and corporates.

Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd. (IW&I) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Carr Sheppards Ltd. and Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd. In 2023, Rathbones Group Plc (LSE: RAT) acquired the firm from Investec Plc (LSE: INVP, ADR: IVTJY) in Great Britain. IW&I provides a range of investment management and financial planning services for individual clients, charities, trusts and clients of professional advisers on a bespoke basis.

Williams de Broë Ltd. (WDB) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Investec Plc in Great Britain. Founded in 1869, WDB is based in London, and has additional offices in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Exeter, Bath and Guildford. The firm specializes in managing money for private investors, offering private portfolio management, discretionary management and financial advisory services. They also manage a range of mutual funds.

Barclays Investment Solutions Ltd. (BISL) is the investment management subsidiary of Barclays Bank Plc (Private Banking), the private banking division of Barclays Bank Plc (LON: BARC, ADR: BCS) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1992. They were previously known as Gerrard Investment Management Ltd. until 2017. BISL is headquartered in London and has offices throughout Great Britain where they manage investments for high-net worth individuals, charities, trusts, private clients and pension funds.