RaboDirect Investment Fund Providers

RaboDirect only offers fund that are rated highly in their categories and suitable for Irish investors. We have researched the fund offerings from a range of international providers and bring you a handpicked selection of funds from BlackRock Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Robeco, Henderson Global Investors Oppenheim Investment Managers and Sustainable Asset Management.

Sustainable Asset management (SAM) was founded in Zurich in 1995 as an investment group exclusively focused on sustainability investing. Their offering includes asset management products, indexes, and private equity.

BlackRock Global Funds offers a wide range of asset classes, investment styles and differing fund objectives with the aim of providing the flexibility needed to create tailored investment solutions. 

Robeco's  investment specialists assess which companies are interesting for the fund. It is their fulltime job to invest the total assets under management in the best possible way. Economic developments are followed minute by minute. Critical analyses precede the selection. The funds' investment specialists have a thorough knowledge of the companies included in the fund, for example by visiting them all over the world.

Henderson Global Investors (HGI) investment teams are supported by a dedicated in-house research capability. Economists and analysts identify the sectors and types of companies they believe are most likely to outperform, and determine the themes that are likely to perform best given their economic outlook. They evaluate global economic developments continuously and modify strategy accordingly.

Merrion Investment Managers Established in 1986, Merrion Investment Managers is Ireland's leading independent and top performing investment manager. Their approach to investment has been extremely rewarding for their investors with their funds consistently outperforming both the underlying markets and the returns of competitors.

Their funds are managed in Dublin with access to global research resources through Merrion Capital Group which is owned by Landsbanki Islands, a leading global financial institution. Landsbanki employs around 2,700 people in 16 countries worldwide.

JPMorgan Asset Management is one of the six largest active investment managers in the world with assets under management of US$1,1 billion (as at Mar 2007), just one reflection of how highly regarded they are by investors worldwide.

A truly global investment manager, they have almost 6,000 employees in 40 cities across the globe.  They employ over 670 investment professionals (including portfolio managers and analysts) throughout  Europe, Asia, Japan and the Americas and have four investment hubs in London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

BNP Paribas is a European leader in global banking and financial services and one of the six strongest banks in the World according to Standard & Poor's.

The Group currently operates in four domestic retail banking markets in France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg and has one of the largest international networks with operations in 84 countries and approximately 200,900 employees (as at 03/31/2010).