Top Investment Companies in UK

The top largest investment companies in the UK include The Scottish Investment Trust PLC, M&G, Alliance Trust PLC, Fidelity, among others.

Founded in 1887, The Scottish Investment Trust PLC (SIT) is one of the world's oldest and largest independent, self-managed investment trusts. It has a diversified equity portfolio and invests in a broad spread of international equities. SIT invests in an integrated global portfolio constructed through an investment process whereby assets are primarily allocated on the basis of the investment merits of individual stocks.

M&G is one of the oldest investment management firms in the UK. It launched the UK's first mutual fund in 1931. It is one of the UK’s largest investment managers with over £190 billion of assets under management as at 30 September 2010.

Alliance Trust PLC is a leading investment company with investment trust status. A FTSE 100 company, it has been investing since 1888 and is the largest generalist UK investment trust by market value on the London Stock Exchange. It is the winner of Best Stocks & Shares ISA Provider - Alliance Trust Savings.

Fidelity is one of the UK's largest investment fund managers. It has won numerous awards, recognising the performance of its funds and quality of its research, customer service and technical innovation. Fidelity International has investment teams in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, Delhi, Mumbai and Sydney.

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