IMA rebrands as The Investment Association

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has rebranded as The Investment Association to reflect its wider remit as an enlarged organisation.

The rebrand follows the trade body’s incorporation of the investment affairs division of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) last summer. Chaired by Newton CEO Helena Morrissey since that date (30 June 2014), the expanded organisation seeks to provide a “strong new voice” for the whole of the asset management industry. As well as asset managers, the body encompasses domestic and international individuals, discretionary managers, life companies, pension funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. It now represents around 85% of UK investment management, with £5trn in mem...