Man Group plc is an active investment management business[3] listed on the London Stock Exchange.
[7] The company was founded by James Man in 1783 as a sugar cooperage and brokerage, based in Harp Lane in Billingsgate.
[19] Robyn Grew was appointed as Man Group's CEO in 2023,[20] succeeding Luke Ellis who had held the role since September 2016.
[44][45] Described by The Telegraph as "...arguably the UK's most prestigious" literary prize, the £50,000 award was created in 1973 to increase the reading of quality fiction and attract "the intelligent general audience".
[50] In 2016 the Oxford-Man Institute expanded its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science.
[51] In December 2019, The University of Oxford and Man Group announced that funding support for the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) had been agreed for a further five years.
[52] In 2023 Man Group established a strategic asset management partnership with Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking designed to generate innovative new investment opportunities for F-ISPB’s clients.
The agreement saw Man Group take a 51% interest in Asteria, a Geneva-based, ESG–oriented asset manager, including its existing fund range.
[53] In 2023 Man Group announced its partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment to conduct research addressing how climate impact is defined and measured in fixed income and equity portfolios.