Our Story

Becoming a leading global asset management company

As we have grown from our origins in the UK insurance industry, we have maintained our independence and continued to innovate.

1994British American Tobacco (BAT) merges the investment operations of Eagle Star and Allied Dunbar, forming the Threadneedle Group.
1997Zurich Financial Services Group buys the company. Threadneedle remains autonomous and retains its management.
    Threadneedle creates the UK's first open-ended investment company (OEIC), with funds available in the UK and Europe.
1998Threadneedle expands into Europe, becoming one of the first UK-based groups to serve clients in Germany and Austria.
2000The company launches its first hedge fund, under the Crescendo sub-brand.
2001Threadneedle launches its defined contribution business in the UK.
2002Threadneedle adds Switzerland to its list of European markets.
2003Threadneedle enters the French market.
    American Express buys Threadneedle's parent company. Threadneedle remains autonomous and retains its management.
2005Threadneedle's client list expands to include financial institutions in the Nordic region.
    Threadneedle becomes the international investment operation of Ameriprise Financial, the financial services arm of American Express, established as a separate company.
2006Threadneedle enters the Dutch institutional market.
2007Threadneedle enters the Spanish institutional market, launches its first 130/30 fund and acquires hedge fund business Convivo Capital boosting hedge funds under management to $3,4bn (as at 31.12.2007).
    Threadneedle launches in Asia with the opening of the Hong Kong office.
2008Threadneedle expands its Defined Contribution (DC) pensions operations with the acquisition of full service DC business from Invesco Perpetual.
    Threadneedle expands into the US Market.

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