Martin Currie

What Martin Currie does

Martin Currie is a specialist active investment management firm founded in 1881 and headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It invests in international equities on behalf of clients worldwide, with capabilities organized around Global Emerging Markets and UK Equities (including UK Equity Income, UK Mid Cap, and UK Smaller Companies). The firm's investment process is described as high-conviction and research-driven, relying on fundamental stock selection and active stewardship, with an emphasis on governance and sustainability in emerging markets.

The firm operates today as part of Franklin Templeton's ClearBridge Investments network, with ClearBridge Investment Management Limited acting as the FCA-authorized (reference 119289) UK entity and affiliated operating companies in Australia and Canada. Its product shelf comprises actively managed equity strategies rather than passive index products or quantitative strategies; no AI/ML components are disclosed in the available data. Distribution is conducted through a gated, investor-type segmented digital channel and direct institutional sales, targeting institutional investors (pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds), professional advisors and consultants, and qualified wholesale investors.

Revenue is generated through recurring asset management fees on assets invested across the four core strategies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is communicated through formal investor documentation. With 251-500 employees and no publicly disclosed revenue or AUM figures, the firm operates as a mid-sized specialist boutique within a global asset management conglomerate, relying on its heritage brand, research talent, and parent-company distribution reach as primary commercial assets.

Name

Martin Currie

Legal name

ClearBridge Investment Management Limited

Website

https://martincurrie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Martin Currie is a UK-based specialist active equity manager founded in 1881, operating within Franklin Templeton's ClearBridge Investments. It manages Global Emerging Markets and UK Equity strategies for institutional, wholesale, and professional advisor clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Active Equity Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Banking Advisory & Discretionary Portfolio Management (FSABADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Equity Capital Introduction & Prime Services (FSACAFAK)

Keywords

• Active equity management
• Emerging markets investing
• UK equities strategy
• Institutional asset management
• High conviction investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: ClearBridge Investments/Martin Currie generates revenue through management fees on investment strategies including UK Equities and Emerging Markets portfolios. The firm operates as part of Franklin Templeton's global asset management network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Martin Currie (operating as ClearBridge Investments) is a specialist active investment management business that manages international equity portfolios for professional and institutional clients worldwide. It sells high-conviction, research-driven equity strategies including Global Emerging Markets, UK Equity Income, UK Mid Cap, and UK Smaller Companies strategies, generating revenue through asset management fees.

Product overview

ClearBridge Investments offers a platform of actively managed investment strategies, primarily organized around Global Emerging Markets and UK Equities capabilities. The core product consists of high-conviction, research-driven equity strategies including Global Emerging Markets, UK Equity Income, UK Mid Cap, and UK Smaller Companies. These strategies operate as distinct product lines unified by the firm's active management philosophy and stock selection process. The company is part of Franklin Templeton and includes ClearBridge Investments Limited in the UK, ClearBridge Investments in Australia, and ClearBridge Investments in Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Emerging Markets Strategy High-conviction, stock-focused emerging market portfolios targeting long-term growth through research-driven stock selection, designed for institutional and professional investors seeking emerging markets exposure.
• UK Equity Income Strategy Income-focused strategy generating consistent dividend yield premium over the FTSE All Share index, emphasizing the power of compounding, targeted at institutional and professional investors.
• UK Mid Cap Strategy High-conviction, bottom-up active UK equity investment approach focusing on mid-cap companies, designed for institutional and professional investors seeking exposure to UK mid-cap equities.
• UK Smaller Companies Strategy Small-cap equity strategy targeting under-researched UK companies to uncover market anomalies and mispricing opportunities, offered to institutional and professional investors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Franklin TempletonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerClearBridge Investments/Martin Currie operates as an integrated part of Franklin Templeton's global investment management network. ClearBridge Investments consists of CBI and affiliated managers including ClearBridge Investments Limited in the UK and subsidiaries in Australia (part of Franklin Templeton Australia Limited) and Canada (part of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.). The business of Franklin Real Asset Advisors has been aligned with ClearBridge Investment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Baillie Gifford: Edinburgh-based active equity manager with strong global and emerging markets capabilities. Highly comparable to Martin Currie given shared heritage, Scottish roots, high-conviction active philosophy, and overlapping EM and global equity strategies.
• abrdn: Major UK-headquartered asset manager offering active equity, multi-asset, and EM strategies. Directly comparable as a UK-listed/integrated asset manager competing for similar institutional and wholesale mandates in active equities.
• Schroders: Global UK-headquartered asset manager with deep active equity, EM, and UK equity capabilities. Comparable across product mix, client segments (institutional and wholesale), and active management philosophy.
• Janus Henderson Investors: Global active asset manager with material UK equity and emerging markets capabilities. Directly comparable given its active management orientation and overlapping coverage of institutional and intermediary channels.
• Liontrust Asset Management: UK-focused active asset manager with strong fundamental and smaller-companies strategies. Comparable on its UK equity and small/mid-cap focus and active, research-driven investment philosophy.
• M&G Investments: Large UK asset manager with active equity and multi-asset strategies serving institutional and retail clients. Comparable given its UK heritage, active management orientation, and institutional/wholesale distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Global asset manager with broad active and passive capabilities including EM and UK equities. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for similar institutional mandates, though with a much larger and more diversified product set.
• BlackRock: Largest global asset manager, dominant in passive but with a growing active EM and equities franchise. Relevant broad incumbent peer given that it competes for the same institutional EM and global equity mandates.
• Legal & General Investment Management: Major UK-headquartered asset manager combining passive and active capabilities, including UK equities and emerging markets. Comparable given the UK domicile and overlapping institutional client base.

Emerging players

• Stewart Investors: Specialist sustainable and emerging markets equity manager within First Sentier Investors. Comparable focus on high-conviction EM equities and sustainability-led stewardship, although smaller and more focused than Martin Currie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/martin-currie
• Xx.com/MartinCurrieIM

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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