About Us
Meet Our Investment Partners
We partner with only the best investment fund managers to provide a full range of investment options for our clients.
Setanta Asset Management
Setanta Asset Management Limited (“Setanta”) is the primary asset manager for Canada Life in Ireland and other European countries. Setanta was established in Dublin in 1998 and has grown steadily since then, now managing €4.5bn (March 2010) in assets for Great-West Lifeco Inc group companies with clients in Ireland, Germany and Canada as well other third party institutions.
Setanta specialises in active global equity management, investing in stocks on a fundamental basis, with a focus on value and quality. Setanta has an experienced investment team, who choose stocks within a global sector framework. The team has a strong track record in its core global equity style, and in other regional, country and specialist styles.
Setanta offers investment on a segregated and on a pooled basis. It is the investment manager for a range of unit-linked funds, which Canada Life policyholders in Ireland and Europe may invest in. In addition Setanta has a number of specialist mutual funds available for professional investors, offering a global equity, high-yield, covered call strategy, and a similar strategy which invests in companies which meet certain ethical restrictions.
SEI Investments (SEI)
In 2005, SEI partnered with Canada Life and together introduced the Manager-of-Managers concept in Ireland launching the SEI Manager-of-Manager Global Balanced Fund.
In 2006, Canada Life added another nine SEI Manager-of-Managers funds to our investment platform.
SEI Investments is a global leader in Manager-of-Managers with €140 billion under management worldwide. It is one of the world’s leading providers of Multi Manager Investment products through their Manager-of-Managers offering, and has a strong track record of growth in Europe with a presence in the UK, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands and France.
The Manager-of-Managers concept is a sophisticated investment approach, which builds up a portfolio of the best specialist investment managers around the world, rather than a portfolio of individual stocks and bonds. The Manager-of-Managers, SEI, is responsible for the selection and performance of the investment managers.
Through this partnership, Canada Life can offer clients a greater chance of achieving more consistent long-term returns with controlled risk.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is a client-centric organisation dedicated to providing investment and risk-management solutions to investors worldwide. With over three decades of asset management experience, Morgan Stanley's investment strategies span the risk/return spectrum across geographies, investment styles and asset classes, including equity, fixed income, alternatives and private markets. MSIM comprises a community of specialised investment boutiques, each with a unique talent pool of experienced investment professionals backed by the broad reach, access and resources of Morgan Stanley.
As of March 31,2010, MSIM had more than 740 investment professionals worldwide who managed and supervised US$255 billion in assets for institutional and intermediary investors around the globe. With 53 offices in 23 countries, Morgan Stanley are able to provide in-depth local knowledge and expertise while channelling the strengths of their global presence and resources to deliver targeted investment solutions.
Merrion Investment Managers
In 2007, Canada Life announced the launch of the Canada Life/Merrion Managed fund and is delighted to welcome Merrion Investment Managers as a partner. Merrion Investment Managers, formerly Oppenheim Investment Managers, have built a reputation upon a proven approach to investment management that has delivered consistently strong performance – not only in years when markets have risen but also during periods when markets have fallen. Merrion Investment Managers focus is on controlling risk, while obtaining the maximum return available within the market.
Merrion Investment Managers only business is asset management meaning that they are totally focused on delivering exceptional investment returns to their clients.
BlackRock
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions - from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets.
BlackRock is a truly global enterprise that combines the benefits of world-wide reach with localised service. Blackrock manage assets for clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East and Africa. Headquartered in New York, the firm employs more than 8,500 talented professionals and maintains offices in 24 countries around the world. Blackrock's client base includes corporate, public, union and industry pension plans; insurance companies; third-party mutual funds; endowments; foundations; charities; corporations; official institutions; banks; and individuals worldwide.
As of March 31, 2010, BlackRock’s assets under management total US$3.36 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment, real estate and advisory strategies.
