Overview	Message from Hendrik du Toit	Frontier specialists	Investment mission	Investec people
Overview Investec Asset Management is a specialist investment manager, providing a premier range of products to institutional and individual investors. Established in 1991, the firm has been built from start-up into an international business managing in excess of $64bn* on behalf of third party clients. Investec Asset Management has offices in the UK, Southern Africa and Asia and employs approximately 100 investment professionals. The firm seeks to create a profitable partnership between clients, shareholders and employees, exceeding expectations for both client service and performance. Investec Asset Management is an independently managed subsidiary of the Investec group. *As at 30 September 2007. back to top Message from Hendrik du Toit A small group of us started Investec Asset Management more than fifteen years ago. Right from the beginning, as with the new South Africa from which our firm emerged, we believed we could do things differently. This attitude was central to our new firm, and, like the founding leadership team, it remains intact today. Although we now manage over $US60 bn on behalf of clients from around the world we continue to pride ourselves on being honestly ambitious and plain speaking. A pioneering spirit holds us together and is maintained by organising the firm in small specialist teams, each accountable for their own areas of performance. Our culture is not negotiable. It is our source of strength in tough times and it gives us the necessary humility in good times. Our product range is intentionally innovative. Roots in Africa have given us expertise in frontier markets and investment in commodities, while our established presence in London provides us with a perfect vantage point for global investing. To us clients and shareholders are partners in this adventure. We know that only consistently outstanding long-term investment performance and ‘out of the ordinary’ service will satisfy you. We also know that we cannot guarantee results in the short-term. What we can promise is that we will give our very best every step of the way. Welcome to Investec Asset Management Hendrik du Toit back to top Frontier specialists Frontier expertise is rooted in our history. We were founded in Africa during a time of major transition. Today we are rated a leading expert* on domestic investments in that territory. Complementary expertise in the fields of commodities, currencies and emerging market debt has also been added over time. While the backbone of our business is built around the core asset classes, our specialist teams focused on emerging markets, currency, commodities, absolute return, Pan-Africa investing, and contrarian equities acts as a conduit to bring innovation into the work of the whole business. We aim always to be leaders in the exploration of new land, ideas and themes, because our willingness to break new ground is what makes us who we are. * Standard and Poors (South Africa) vote Investec Asset Management ‘best larger group over five years’, six years running (2000-2006) back to top Investment mission Investec Asset Management is a specialist, active, investment manager with core offerings in global equities, fixed income and multi-asset management. We firmly believe in the power of specialisation and that great investments come from bold and well tested ideas. Focused, small teams provide the ideal environment for idea generation and rapid implementation to deliver superior performance. Successful investing also requires the discipline of process. At Investec Asset Management investment propositions are supported by rigorous processes specifically developed by each specialist team. All investment teams are supported by a central infrastructure providing cutting edge technology, risk analysis and deal execution as well as professional client management – this frees our investment teams up to focus their energies on finding the best investment ideas within their own sphere of excellence. back to top This business is all about people We never forget that the attraction and development of the right set of complementary talents is the key to investment success We are a “can do” organisation and prize the individual initiative on which our entrepreneurial culture is based Our culture is not negotiable. It is our source of strength in tough times and it gives us the necessary humility in good times. Through all weathers we are driven by an obsession with investment performance and a steadfast dedication to our clients back to top