RLAM Appoints Quill as PR Consultancy
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) announces the appointment of specialist financial services PR company, Quill Communications as its retained PR consultancy. The appointment follows a comprehensive review of the Company's public relations requirement.
RLAM is a successful investment management company with some £32bn of assets under management across all major markets, including fixed income, equities, cash and property. Quill Communications will work closely with the Company's marketing team to deliver a proactive programme of PR activity aimed at raising RLAM's profile within institutional and wholesale marketplaces both from a corporate perspective and for key products and services.
Commenting, RLAM's Marketing and Communications Manager, Stephen Watchorn said:
"We saw a number of agencies and wanted to work with people who understand our business and corporate objectives. In Quill, we have identified a highly experienced team who meet our criteria - a company capable of providing senior strategic consultancy coupled with highly effective day-to-day implementation.
"We are looking forward to working with their team, both to maintain RLAM's successful fixed income proposition in the institutional and wholesale markets as well as building real momentum and understanding for the Company's equity offering within the wholesale arena."
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For further information, please contact:
Royal London Asset Management
Stephen Watchorn
Marketing and Communications Manager
Tel: 020 7506 6500
Quill Communications
Jo Stonier - Director
Hugo Mortimer-Harvey - Associate Director
Tel: 020 7758 2230
jo.s@quillcommunicate.com/hugo.m@quillcommunicate.com
Notes to Editors:
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) was established in 1988 and specialises in providing investment management solutions for both the Royal London Group and a range of external institutions. These include FTSE 250 companies, local authorities, universities, charities, wealth managers, financial advisers and private clients. RLAM manages over £32bn of assets, employing more than 50 experienced investment professionals in our London based office.
Royal London Group is a specialist financial service provider. Its businesses focus on those sectors of the market which value premium propositions, operating through a number of brands:
- Scottish Life – UK pensions market
- Bright Grey – UK protection market
- Scottish Life International – offshore investment markets
- RLAM – fund management
- RLAS – life and pensions administration
- Fundsdirect / Ascentric – funds supermarket; Wrap Platform
Royal London is the largest mutual life and pensions company in the UK with Group funds under management of £33.1 billion. Group businesses serve around three million customers and employ 2,620 people.(Figures quoted are as at 31 December 2007).
Quill Communications:
Founded in 2000, Quill is one of the UK's leading financial services PR consultancies. An owner-managed structure ensures Quill employs and retains highly experienced PR and media professionals giving clients the reassurance of senior counsel 24/7.Integrity, trust and quality are fundamental to Quill's culture ensuring consistent first class results.
Quill works closely with its clients to support their business objectives through highly proactive and effective media relations programmes.
Source:rlam as at 19th February 2008, unless otherwise stated.
rlam is a marketing brand including the following companies: Royal London Asset Management Limited registered in England & Wales number 2244297; Financial Services Authority (FSA) register number 141665. Royal London Pooled Pensions Company Limited registered in Scotland number SC048729; FSA register number 110456. Royal London Unit Trust Managers Limited registered in England & Wales number 2372439; FSA register number 144037. All of the above are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. It also includes Royal London Asset Management Bond Funds Plc registered in Ireland number 364259 and regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA).
All these companies are subsidiaries of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited registered in England and Wales number 00099064. Head office:55 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0RL.
Our reference: 105-PR/PROF-02/2008