

It was formed from the merger of the asset management arms of UK banking group HBOS: Clerical Medical Investment Management, Halifax Fund Management and the investment division of Equitable Life. Insight is also a signatory to the UN Global Compact. Insight is a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code, administered by the Financial Reporting Council. Insight Investment was a founding signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Insight is headquartered in London and has offices in Boston, Frankfurt, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Tokyo. In early 2015, BNY Mellon acquired US-based fixed income and solutions specialist Cutwater Asset Management. In 2013, Insight merged with Pareto Investment Management, a currency risk manager. In 2009, BNY Mellon acquired Insight from Lloyds Banking Group, which formally acquired HBOS earlier that year. In 2003, Insight Investment acquired Rothschild Asset Management, which specialised in fixed income investments. The UK banking group HBOS formed Insight Investment in 2002 by merging its asset management arms, which included Clerical Medical Investment Management. Insight is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, a multinational financial services corporation.

It manages strategies which include fixed income, liability-driven investment (LDI), cash, absolute return, multi-asset, and equities. Insight Investment (Insight) is one of the largest global asset management companies, responsible for £683.0 billion of assets under management as of 30 September 2022, represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients.
