Henderson Group plc was a global investment management company with its principal place of business in the

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. It merged with

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in May 2017 to create

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History

The Company was established in 1934 to administer the estates of

Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon (28 September 1850 – 17 March 1934), known as Sir Alexander Henderson, 1st Baronet, from 1902 to 1916, was a British financier and Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament. Biography Henderson was the ...

. In 1975, it started managing

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. It was first listed on the

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in 1983. On re-listing as HHG Group in 2003, the group comprised Henderson Global Investors (a UK-based investment manager), Life Services (comprising the life and pension books of

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, NPI, National Provident Life, London Life, and HHG Services) and the financial advisory firm, Towry Law. Between 2008 and 2012, the Group was tax-resident in the Republic of Ireland. With effect from 12 December 2012, the Group changed its tax residency from the Republic of Ireland to the UK by means of a corporate restructuring. In 2010, the company phased out the New Star name, and in 2014, the company rolled out a new brand identity. In May 2017, the company completed a merger with

to form

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Acquisitions and sales

Operations

The company invests in four primary asset classes:

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, fixed income,

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and

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. Its institutional product range also includes several hedge funds (under the Alphagen name).

References

External links

Official siteGoogle Finance profileSimon Ward Blog
{{Authority control Investment management companies of the United Kingdom Defunct companies based in London Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange Financial services companies established in 1934 1934 establishments in England Financial services companies disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in England 2017 mergers and acquisitions Tax inversions British companies disestablished in 2017 British companies established in 1934