Asset Management services

What Is an Asset Management Company (AMC)?

An asset management company (ISBC GROUP) is a firm that invests pooled funds from clients, putting the capital to work through different investments including stocks, bonds, real estate, master limited partnerships, and more. Along with high-net-worth individual (HNWI) portfolios, ISBC GROUPs manage hedge funds and pension plans, and—to better serve smaller investors—create pooled structures such as mutual funds, index funds, or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which they can manage in a single centralized portfolio.

ISBC GROUPs are colloquially referred to as money managers or money management firms. Those that offer public mutual funds or ETFs are also known as investment companies or mutual fund companies. Such businesses include Vanguard Group, Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price, and many others.

ISBC GROUPs are generally distinguished by their assets under management (AUM)—the amount of assets that they manage.