FFTW is a fixed income asset manager that has been dedicated to serving the institutional investor community for almost 40 years, since the firm’s foundation.  As of March 31, 2012, we manage approximately US$56 billion* of assets for 125 clients in 35 countries.  We serve both taxable and tax-exempt clients as well as defined benefit and defined contribution plans.  Many of our clients work closely with consultants and we recognize the importance of serving these intermediaries.  We strive to maintain long-term relationships built on understanding our clients’ risk appetite and investment goals in order to meet or exceed their expectations.

We have always prided ourselves on our consultative approach with clients exploring different ways to customize our investment capabilities.  Our portfolio managers and client service professionals spend time with clients understanding their needs, developing investment guidelines, setting risk budgets and adapting the firm’s investment ideas to the particular client’s characteristics.

Our vision is to be the trusted fixed income partner for investors around the world and we recognize that how we respond to every client is important.  We understand the importance of ensuring all relationship aspects from portfolio management and client service to operations and compliance earn our clients’ trust.

 

AUM (assets under management) data includes approximately US$12.6 billion in advisory assets and may as a result differ from AUM data disclosed on Form ADV.  Further, AUM data is generally calculated based on current or recent market values.  However, certain assets (including guaranteed investment contracts) are marked at book value.  Such assets may represent a material portion of assets under management from time to time, so different asset pricing methodologies may result in different calculations of assets under management.  As of March 31, 2012, the AUM data represents assets managed and/or advised by Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc., Fischer Francis Trees & Watts UK Limited, and Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Singapore Limited. Fischer Francis Trees &Watts Singapore is a registered business name (Business Reg. No. 53207544K) of BNP Paribas Investment Partners Singapore Limited (Co. Reg. No. 199308471D).