Frenkel Topping Group
plc
("Frenkel Topping", the "Company" or the
"Group")
Ascencia Investment Management Wins
Prestigious Defaqto Award
Frenkel Topping (AIM: FEN), a specialist
financial and professional services firm operating within the
personal injury and clinical negligence marketplace, is pleased to
announce that its discretionary fund management subsidiary,
Ascencia Investment Management, has been awarded the 2024 Winner of
the Defaqto Defensive Comparator Sector.
As previously announced, Ascencia has also
achieved a significant milestone, reaching £1 billion in assets
under management as of 31st December 2024 and will seek to build on
this momentum in the current financial year.
Defaqto Award
Recognition
Defaqto, a leading UK financial information and
ratings company, has recognised Ascencia's excellence in defensive
investment strategies, something which is key to the Company's
underlying client base. The Defaqto MPS Comparator Awards are based
on robust risk-adjusted performance metrics over a five-year
period.
Ascencia has been awarded:
·
Defaqto Defensive Comparator
Sector - Winner:
Ascencia Portfolio of Sharia Compliant Solutions
4
·
Defaqto Defensive Comparator
Sector - Highly Commended:
Ascencia Safety First 3 portfolio
Assets Under
Management Milestone
As announced in it trading update on 3 February
2025 , Ascencia, is delighted to have achieved the milestone of £1
billion in assets under management as of 31st December 2024. This
milestone is a testament to the trust and confidence clients place
in Ascencia's investment philosophy, which prioritises capital
preservation and a smoother investment journey for a client base
that are often vulnerable having suffered huge loss through
personal injury or clinical negligence.
For further
information:
Frenkel Topping
Group plc
www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk
Richard Fraser, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 0161 886
8000
Cavendish
Capital Markets Ltd (Nominated Advisor
Tel:
020 7220 0500
&
Broker)
Carl Holmes/ Isaac Hooper/ Fergus Sullivan
(Corporate
Finance)
Tim Redfern / Jamie Anderson (ECM)
About Frenkel
Topping Group
The Frenkel Topping Group of companies
specialises in providing financial advice and asset protection
services to clients at times of financial vulnerability, with
particular expertise in the field of personal injury (PI) and
clinical negligence (CN).
For more than 30 years the Group has worked with
legal professionals and injured clients themselves to provide
pre-settlement, at-settlement and post-settlement services to help
achieve the best long-term outcomes for clients after injury. It
boasts a client retention rate of 99%.
Frenkel Topping Group is focused on
consolidating the fragmented PI and CN space in order to provide
the most comprehensive suite of services to clients and deliver a
best in-class service offering from immediately after injury or
illness and for the rest of their lives.
The Group's services include the Major Trauma
Signposting Partnership service inside NHS Major Trauma Centres,
expert witness, costs, tax and forensic accountancy, independent
financial advice, investment management, and care and case
management.
The Group's discretionary fund manager,
Ascencia, manages financial portfolios for clients in unique
circumstances, often who have received a financial settlement after
litigation. In recent years Ascencia has diversified its portfolios
to include a Sharia-lawcompliant portfolio and a number of ESG
portfolios in response to increased interest in socially
responsible investing (SRI).
Frenkel Topping has earned a reputation for
commercial astuteness underpinned by a strong moral obligation to
its clients, employees and wider society, with a continued focus on
its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact.
For more information visit: www.frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk
