Investment management guild granted 'City of London' status

Aiming to become livery company

Laura Dew
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The Guild of Investment Managers (GIM) has been granted 'City of London' status by the Court of Aldermen, the first step in becoming a livery company.

GIM was founded in 2016 to represent investment professional working in the asset management industry.   It currently has 40 members and was founded by Mark Henderson, Alderman John Garbutt and Common Councillor James De Sausmarez who all worked at Touche, Remnant & Co. The approval means it can use the status in charitable activities and networking. Members sought for Guild of Investment Managers The last time a financial services sector was recognised with City of London status was that of tax advisers in 1995. There are some 110 livery companies of the City of London with mos...

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