Acadian Asset Management LLC is a Boston-headquartered investment management firm with wholly owned affiliates located in Singapore and London.  Our wholly owned affiliate in Singapore is licensed with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Acadian Asset Management Singapore Pte Ltd.). Our affiliate in the U.K. (Acadian Asset Management (UK) Ltd.) is authorized as an investment manager with the UK Financial Services Authority.

Acadian specializes in active global and international equity strategies, employing sophisticated analytical models for active stock selection as well as peer group (country, region and industry) valuation.  We also offer fixed income strategies in the emerging markets.  Our proprietary database covers over 25,000 securities in more than 60 markets worldwide. Acadian's extensive research capabilities are used to develop customized investment management strategies for our clients.

Acadian is led by a strong team whose professional ties extend back over thirty years. Gary Bergstrom, chairman, and Ron Frashure, president, were formerly with the Putnam Companies, where Gary started the Putnam International Fund and Ron was director of asset allocation. Co-CIO John Chisholm's long association with Acadian began during his tenure at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Churchill Franklin joined the firm to oversee its marketing and client service efforts, bringing strong experience from the corporate treasury and endowment worlds. Other senior investment professionals with long personal and professional ties to Acadian include portfolio managers Brian Wolahan and Raymond Mui.

Company History

Acadian Financial Research, the firm's predecessor was founded in 1977. Starting in 1978, Acadian designed, developed and implemented an international index-matching strategy and later an active country selection strategy for the State Street Bank and Trust Company. In 1987, Acadian ended its relationship with State Street and its successor company, Acadian Asset Management, began to manage institutional assets directly.  Over the last two decades, the firm has served many of the world's largest and most sophisticated investors.  In 1992, Acadian became an affiliate of Boston-based United Asset Management (UAM).  UAM was acquired in October 2000 by London-based Old Mutual PLC, a publicly traded international financial services group.  In 1999, Acadian established Acadian Asset Management Singapore Pte Ltd to better manage portfolios and serve clients, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.  We opened our London office in 2007.