Aegon Asset Management is a global, active investment manager. Aegon Asset Management uses its investment management expertise to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security, with a focus on excellence, trust and partnership. Institutional and private investors entrust Aegon Asset Management to manage approximately ó309 billion worldwide. Positioned for success in its chosen markets (the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia), Aegon Asset ManagementÍs specialist teams provide high-quality investment solutions across asset classes. Its clients benefit from the extensive international research capabilities and in-depth local knowledge of Aegon Asset Management, as well as Kames Capital, its UK investment team, and TKP Investments, its fiduciary management investment team in the Netherlands. Aegon Asset Management is part of Aegon, one of the worldÍs leading financial services organizations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management.