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    Treasury solutions

    Treasury solutions

    Insight has been successfully managing money market funds for over 20 years. We offer our treasury clients access to a range of cash and liquidity solutions that aim to deliver security, liquidity and yield, managed by an investment team with significant expertise through different market conditions and interest rate cycles.

    Long-established cash capability

    £32bn

    assets under management in lnsight’s liquidity funds1

    2003

    inception of Insight’s longest-running money market fund2

    24 years

    average industry experience of Insight’s Money Markets Team1

    5

    dedicated money market portfolio managers1

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    Our funds

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    Our innovative Government Liquidity Fund invests predominantly in reverse repos secured exclusively against UK government debt securities (gilts), aiming to provide investors with a yield enhancement above standard reverse repo investments and diversification for their cash holdings away from banks. The objective of the Fund is to maintain the principal and provide daily liquidity with an income comparable to Sterling denominated short-dated money market interest rates. The Fund is a public debt constant NAV short-term money market fund.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

    Our ILF GBP Liquidity Fund invests in low risk, short-dated debt securities and other investments. We focus on providing investors with stability of capital and daily liquidity, with an income comparable to sterling-denominated, short-dated money market interest rates. The Fund is a low volatility NAV short-term money market fund.

    The Fund pursues a responsible investment approach and is classified as Article 8 under the EU’s SFDR rules. The Fund:

    • Excludes issuers without a Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate, sovereign and sovereign related issuers with the worst possible Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate issuers with material involvement in fossil fuel power generation, thermal coal mining, tobacco production, the operation of gambling facilities, or the production of conventional and civilian weapons; and those deemed to be involved in controversial weapons production or severe ESG controversies

    More information on our proprietary Prime ESG ratings is available here, and full details are available in the Fund’s Prospectus supplement.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

    Our ILF GBP Liquidity Plus Fund is designed for investors with longer-term investment horizons or medium-term reserves and aims to provide investors with stability of capital and income through investment in short term fixed income and variable rate securities. The Fund is a short-term bond fund.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

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    The ILF EUR Liquidity Fund seeks to provide investors with an income that is comparable to euro-denominated, short-dated money market interest rates, while focussing on stability of capital and daily liquidity. The Fund is classified as low volatility NAV (LVNAV) fund.

    The Fund pursues a responsible investment approach and is classified as Article 8 under the EU’s SFDR rules. The Fund:

    • Excludes issuers without a Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate, sovereign and sovereign related issuers with the worst possible Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate issuers with material involvement in fossil fuel power generation, thermal coal mining, tobacco production, the operation of gambling facilities, or the production of conventional and civilian weapons; and those deemed to be involved in controversial weapons production or severe ESG controversies

    More information on our proprietary Prime ESG ratings is available here, and full details are available in the Fund’s Prospectus supplement.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

    Our ILF EUR Liquidity Plus Fund is a short-term bond fund which seeks to provide investors with stability of capital and income through investment in short term fixed income and variable rate securities.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

    Our ILF US Dollar Liquidity Fund invests in low risk, short-dated debt securities and other money market investments. We focus on providing investors with stability of capital and of Net Asset Value per share, daily liquidity and an income comparable to US dollar-denominated, short-dated money market interest rates. The Fund is a low volatility NAV short-term money market fund.

    The Fund pursues a responsible investment approach and is classified as Article 8 under the EU’s SFDR rules. The Fund:

    • Excludes issuers without a Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate, sovereign and sovereign related issuers with the worst possible Prime ESG rating
    • Excludes corporate issuers with material involvement in fossil fuel power generation, thermal coal mining, tobacco production, the operation of gambling facilities, or the production of conventional and civilian weapons; and those deemed to be involved in controversial weapons production or severe ESG controversies

    More information on our proprietary Prime ESG ratings is available here, and full details are available in the Fund’s Prospectus supplement.

    More information on Insight’s funds is available on our funds and prices page.

    Meet some of our team

    Our cash management capability rests on the experience of our wider Fixed Income Group, with a dedicated Money Markets Team managing cash and enhanced cash portfolios.

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    Chris Brown

    Head of Money Markets

    Chris Brown

    Head of Money Markets

    Chris joined Insight (then Clerical Medical Investment Management) in 1994 as a member of the in-house Securities Lending Team, responsible for collateral management and corporate actions. In 1997, he transferred to the Money Market Team as a trader and in 1999, Chris was promoted to a portfolio manager with responsibility for money market/cash funds denominated in sterling, euro and US dollars. He assumed responsibility for the Money Markets Team in June 2017. Chris holds a BA (Hons) degree in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art (London). He is a registered Securities and Financial Derivatives Representative and holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.

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    Jamie Freshwater

    Portfolio Manager

    Jamie Freshwater

    Portfolio Manager

    Jamie joined Insight in February 2016 as a portfolio manager in the Money Markets Team. Having previously worked at Tradition (UK) Ltd for 18 years, Jamie brings in-depth experience in a vast range of money market products from repos and certificates of deposit to interest rate swaps. Jamie holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.

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    Patrick Goodall

    Portfolio Manager

    Patrick Goodall

    Portfolio Manager

    Patrick joined Insight in May 2003 as an administrator in the Global Markets Settlements Team, following four years as a Settlements Administrator with F&C Investments. In June 2005, he transferred to the Alternative Investments Team, where he provided support to the Portfolio Management Team and placed OEIC trades. He joined the Fixed Income Group as a junior trader in January 2008. In November 2009, he became a member of the Money Markets Team and became a portfolio manager within that team in November 2011. Patrick holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK.

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    James McKerrow

    Portfolio Manager

    James McKerrow

    Portfolio Manager

    James joined Insight as part of the Money Market Team in July 2017. His main responsibilities include repo trading and gilt financing. Prior to Insight, James spent nine years at LCH Limited as a portfolio manager. He started his career in 1999 at Bear Stearns as a fixed income financing trader.

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    Nick Sheffield

    Portfolio Manager

    Nick Sheffield

    Portfolio Manager

    Nick transferred to the Money Markets Team as a Portfolio Manager within the Fixed Income Group in August 2018. He was a Derivatives Valuations Manager in Insight’s Investment Operations Team having initially joined firm in 2015. Prior to Insight, Nick was an Interest Rate Options Broker at Tradition UK. He has also spent three years at Morgan Stanley as an associate within the collateral management function. Nick graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSC in Mathematics with Finance. He has also passed the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment’s Capital Markets Programme.

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    Robert O’Riordan

    Institutional Business Development Director

    Robert O’Riordan

    Institutional Business Development Director

    Robert joined Insight in January 2016 as an Institutional Business Development Director. The Business Development Team is responsible for direct marketing, including to corporates, pension schemes and charities. Prior to Insight, Robert worked at Morgan Stanley for over 14 years, latterly as a vice president in liquidity sales.

    He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Society of the UK. Robert also holds the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) designation.

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