() is one of the world's largest
Futures Contract brokers and a leading global provider of alternative investment products. It is a
United Kingdom based company, headquartered in
London , and it is a constituent of the
FTSE 100 Index .
Man Group have a history reaching back over 200 years, starting with a Broking business founded by James Man. It was floated on the
London Stock Exchange in
1994 and in September 2000 the company changed its name from E D & F Man Group plc to Man Group plc.
The company currently employs around 3,000 people in 15 countries. They have key centres in London, Pfäffikon (Switzerland), Chicago, New York, Paris, Singapore and Sydney. Man Group has two main operating divisions:
- - asset management services
- brokerage services
In November 2005, Man Group acquired Refco, LLC the U.S. commodity-futures business arm of the bankrupt
Refco , Inc., after Refco internal auditors discovered the corporate scandal involving the ex-CEO and Chairman,
Phillip R. Bennett , in which millions of dollars in debts were hidden from investors.
