Acadian Asset Management

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Acadian Asset Management Inc.
Company type Public
Industry Investment Management
PredecessorAcadian Financial Research
Founded1986;39 years ago (1986)
Founders
  • Gary Bergstrom
  • John Chisholm
  • Churchill Franklin
  • Ron Frashure
Headquarters260 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Key people
Kelly Young (CEO)
AUM US$120 billion (September 2024)
Number of employees
330 (March 2023)
Website www.acadian-asset.com
Footnotes /references
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Acadian Asset Management (or simply Acadian) is an American investment management company headquartered in Boston with additional offices in London, Singapore and Sydney. [1] The company is noted for its usage of Quantitative analysis and strategies when making investment decisions. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Background

The company's predecessor, Acadian Financial Research, was founded in 1977 by Gary Bergstrom. [1] [7] It managed investment strategies for the State Street Corporation. [1] In 1986, Acadian Asset Management was founded by Bergstrom, John Chisholm, Churchill Franklin, Ron Frashure to manage assets independently. [1] [8] The company's name comes from the region, Acadia. [9]

Acadian is an active manager and relies on fields such as artificial intelligence and data science to supplement its decision making process. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10]

In 1992, Acadian was acquired by United Asset Management. [11] In 2000, Acadian became a subsidiary of Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAN) after Old Mutual acquired United Asset Management. [7] [9] [12]

In 2009, Acadian laid off 8% of its workforce due to volatile market conditions related to the 2008 financial crisis. [13]

On October 15, 2014, OMAN held an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. [14]

In March 2017, Acadian partnered with Microsoft to use its Bing predicts big data technology to support its investment decision making process. [15] However only several months later, it ended its partnership stating it had not found a way to turn social media data into useful signals for investments. [16]

In 2018, the direct parent of Acadian, Old Mutual Asset Management separated from Old Mutual and was rebranded to BrightSphere Investment Group. [2] [17]

On January 1, 2025, BrightSphere Investment Group rebranded to Acadian Asset Management Inc. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "A Closer Look at Acadian Asset Management". Investopedia. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Form ADV" (PDF). SEC. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Acadian Asset Management: A Strong Performer". finance.yahoo.com. July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Asmundsson, Jon (August 11, 2015). "Profiting From Investor 'Mistakes'". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Quants Say They Can Make Investing More Sustainable". Bloomberg.com. January 22, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street". Bloomberg.com. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Self-Styled Transparent Quant Fund Starts Operating in Japan". Bloomberg.com. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "John Chisholm to Retire as Co-CEO | Acadian News". www.acadian-asset.com. June 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Acadian Asset Management outlines European business development plans". InternationalInvestment. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Vaughan, Liam (December 21, 2021). "A Quant Investor Uses A.I. to Track Down Corporate Greenwashing". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "United Asset Management reports earnings for Qtr to Sept 30". The New York Times. November 6, 1992. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Old Mutual extends US reach with $2bn UAM acquisition - Business News - Business - The Independent". Independent.co.uk . November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ York, Stephanie Baum in New. "Acadian Asset Management lays off 8% of staff". www.fnlondon.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  14. ↑ Bray, Chad (October 9, 2014). "Old Mutual's Asset Management Arm I.P.O. Priced Low at $14 a Share". DealBook. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ Foxman, Simone (March 7, 2017). "Acadian to Use Microsoft's Big Data Technology to Help Make Bets". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Acadian ends social media data partnership with Microsoft Bing". Risk.net. September 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Old Mutual Plots Course That Will Split 173-Year-Old Business". Bloomberg.com. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  18. ↑ "BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. will Change its Name to Acadian Asset Management Inc". Market Screener. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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