Directors
The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers is comprised of individuals who have vast wealth of knowledge, skills and experience in the financial services industry. The members of the Board are:
| • | Aida Kimemia | Chairperson |
| • | Grant Pote | |
| • | Vishisht Talwar | |
Shareholders
Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers is a subsidiary of Metropolitan Cannon, which was established in Kenya in 1964, as a branch office of International Life Assurance Company (UK), and was incorporated in 1974 as Cannon Assurance (K) Limited. Cannon Assurance is active in both life assurance as well as general insurance business, and has a strong financial base with Shareholders’ Funds in excess of KSH 1.6 billion and Total Assets in excess of KSH 4.0 billion.
Investment Approach
Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers follows a disciplined investment approach that is particularly suited to the profile of each investor. Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers will concentrate on personalized services, and at the onset seek to understand the investment objectives, risk tolerances as well as specific requirements of each client.
Following from this approach, Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers will construct a portfolio appropriate for each client. Through this approach, Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers will provide investors with a customized portfolio to achieve optimised returns.
One of the areas of focus for Metropolitan Cannon Asset Managers is the management of investment in Liquid Assets i.e. investment in money market instruments, that have the characteristic of being converted to cash at short notice. These investments may need to be statutorily maintained by Banks, Insurance Companies, Pension Funds, Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions and SACCOs or may be part of a discretionary portfolio of investments managed by other corporate entities, trusts and individuals.
