Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown

Infobox Company
name = Hargreaves Lansdown plc

type = Public (lse|HL.)
foundation = 1981
location_city = Bristol
location_country = UK
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key_people = Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown
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industry = Financial services
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revenue = £120.3 million (2008)
operating_income = £57.8 million (2008)
net_income = £42.4 million (2008)
num_employees = Circa 600
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slogan =
homepage = [http://www.h-l.co.uk www.h-l.co.uk]
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Hargreaves Lansdown plc (lse|HL.) is a financial service company based in Bristol that sells funds and shares and related products via its website and through the post to retail investors in the United Kingdom. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The Company was founded in 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown who initially traded from a bedroom.cite news | publisher=The Sunday Times | title=£9m pay packet for investment chief | url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article1433795.ece | date=2007-02-25 | accessdate=]

The Company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. The Company's two founders continued to hold a 80% stake in the business.cite news | publisher=BBC News | title=Asset manager 'plans £600m float' | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6284715.stm | date=2007-01-27 | accessdate=]

Operations

The Company mainly operates under the "Vantage" brand. Available products under this brand include ISA, SIPP, PEP, and funds and share accounts.

Investors are responsible for their own investment decisions: the Company provides fund research and opinion. [ [http://www.h-l.co.uk/shares/inside_city Hargreaves Lansdown Stock Hunter] ]

The Company also operates four multi-manager unit trusts each of which in turn own a share in a number of underlying funds. [ [http://www.h-l.co.uk/funds/multi-manager-funds Hargreaves Lansdown multi-manager funds] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.h-l.co.uk Official website]


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