Fundamentals of Practical AI for Investment Management Firms

This practical, hands-on course provides the learning needed to understand how to apply AI in investment management - particularly support functions.

Fundamentals of Practical AI for Investment Management Firms

This practical, hands-on course provides the learning needed to understand how to apply AI in investment management - particularly support functions.

An Introduction to the Investment Management Industry

This course introduces investment management, designed for beginners or those seeking a foundational overview. It features a participative, interactive structure.

An Introduction to the Investment Management Industry

This course introduces investment management, designed for beginners or those seeking a foundational overview. It features a participative, interactive structure.

The Investment Exchange: Opening up Retail Investor Access to ETFs

This session will focus on what recent research tells us about the growing demand for ETFs among retail investors, and the barriers that still limit participation.

The Investment Exchange: Opening up Retail Investor Access to ETFs

This session will focus on what recent research tells us about the growing demand for ETFs among retail investors, and the barriers that still limit participation.

WHAT WE DO

The IA champions UK investment management to support British savers, investors and businesses.

Our 250 members collectively manage £10.0 trillion on behalf of clients in the UK and around the world.

Our mission is to make investment better. Better for clients, so they achieve their financial goals. Better for companies, so they get the capital they need to grow. And better for the economy, so everyone prospers.

123,300

Jobs across the investment management sector

84%

British households using the services of an investment manager

39%

Listed company shares owned by investment managers

£10.0tn

Managed by IA members in the UK.

Our latest publications

24.11.25

IA Navigating-SDR-and-TCFD-reporting-timeframes-Quick-reference-guide

A quick reference guide by the Investment Association (IA) outlining key scopes and deadlines for firms’ compliance with the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting frameworks.

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19.11.25

IA Talent Report: A Demographic Snapshot of the UK Investment Management Industry

The Investment Association’s 2024 survey provides a data-driven snapshot of the UK investment management workforce and how firms are adapting their approaches to EDI year-on-year.

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13.11.25

Culture: A Practical Framework for Enduring Change - November 2025.png

This Framework seeks to help bridge the theory / practice divide by offering a practical toolkit, informed by recent insights, trends, and real life case studies.

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13.10.25

Investment Management in the UK 2024-2025

Providing a snapshot of the UK industry in a European and wider international context. It contains hundreds of data points on trends in how firms invest for their customers and how the industry is evolving.

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Explore our insights

Investment & Capital Markets

IA’s Investment & Capital Markets policy report for the third quarter of 2025.

The Investment Association and UK Finance in partnership, pioneering an industry-wide initiative to tackle investment fraud.

IA Learning is our e-learning hub. It’s specifically geared towards all levels of investment industry professional.

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Championing the industry

We’re the trade body and industry voice for the UK’s leading investment managers.

The Public Register is a list of publicly available information about company meetings of the FTSE All-Share.

The Investment Management Survey offers a comprehensive picture of the UK investment management industry, covering assets managed by IA members and the trends driving change across global markets.

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Events & Training

Events

Training

IA Group Businesses

Engine

Identifies and develops fintech start-ups, helping them to bring new technology to the investment management sector faster and more effectively, through intensive 6-month programmes that include support and mentoring.

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Investment20/20

Our industry careers service focuses on widening access to diverse talent including school and college leavers, as well as graduates. Find out how to get involved.

How to get involved

IVIS

Institutional Voting Information Service (IVIS) is one of the UK's leading providers of corporate governance research. Our members use IVIS to help them exercise their voting rights and make more informed voting decisions.

Fundamentals of Practical AI for Investment Management Firms

Fundamentals of Practical AI for Investment Management Firms

An Introduction to the Investment Management Industry

An Introduction to the Investment Management Industry

The Investment Exchange: Opening up Retail Investor Access to ETFs

The Investment Exchange: Opening up Retail Investor Access to ETFs

WHAT WE DO

The IA champions UK investment management to support British savers, investors and businesses.

Our 250 members collectively manage £10.0 trillion on behalf of clients in the UK and around the world.

Our mission is to make investment better. Better for clients, so they achieve their financial goals. Better for companies, so they get the capital they need to grow. And better for the economy, so everyone prospers.

Our latest publications

Explore our insights

Investment & Capital Markets

Good Accounts

IA Learning

Championing the industry

PUBLIC REGISTER

Investment Management Survey

Events & Training

Events

Training

IA Group Businesses

Engine

Investment20/20

IVIS