Insight Investment Achieves British Standards Institute Security Certification

18 December 2008

Insight Investment has become the first investment management company in the UK to be awarded certification to the 'gold standard' in Information Security ISO/IEC27001. Certification of businesses is optional but is increasingly being recommended by the Information Commissioner’s Office and Financial Services Authority as evidence of a high level of corporate risk management.

Insight’s Information Security Management System has been certificated for the following areas:

Business Continuity Management
HR Security
Communications and Operations Management
Security Policy & Organisation of Information Security
Access Control
Information Systems Acquisition, Development & Maintenance
Information Security Incident Management & Compliance
Physical & Environmental Security
Asset Management

Insight has worked towards the Certificate for two years. Certification lasts for three years, with independent assessments by the British Standards Institute (BSI) every six months to ensure standards are maintained.

Charles Farquharson, Chief Risk Officer, Insight Investment, commented: “With a number of stories of inadvertent disclosures of customer information appearing in recent times our business partners can take comfort in knowing that we adhere to such a high BSI standard. As a badge, it says ‘we take security seriously’ and we believe that it positions Insight extremely well against many of our financial services peers.”

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Notes to editors

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited is the asset manager of HBOS plc. Registered in England and Wales . Registered office 33 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HZ. Registered no. 827982. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Insight Investment manages funds for institutional and retail clients across a range of asset types including equities, bonds, derivatives and alternatives, with the aim of providing precise investment solutions for investment needs. Insight’s assets under management totalled £110 billion as at 30 September 2008.