Investec

Established in 1991, Investec Asset Management has developed from a start-up into an international institution. They have grown from domestic roots in the UK and southern Africa to a position where they proudly serve a growing international client base, and manage in excess of US$90bn on behalf of third-party clients.

Box UK were required to design, develop, implement and host a new website for IAM. The site needed to be a portal from which Investec’s clients could access all the latest information, including data from third-party sources, and have the capability to personalise the products and information presented.

Additionally, the site’s hosting infrastructure needed to be simplified, resulting in greater availability and stability; it was hoped that this work would lead to a reduction in the number of website-related calls to IAM’s support centre. It was important that the new website continued to effectively communicate and reinforce the Investec brand, values, culture and company presence.

Box UK worked closely with Investec to assist them in updating the user experience of their website, defining areas for new improved functionality. Adjustments to the aesthetic design, including new templates and styling, were also implemented along with layout and navigation changes.

Box UK provided our Content Management System Amaxus^® as the basis for the entire site; all necessary third-party data was integrated into Amaxus to be displayed in various formats, including interactive graphing and charting applications demonstrating near real-time accuracy. 

The new website has been a huge success with overwhelmingly positive feedback. Users can access a range of external data in a variety of ways from a single site. With Amaxus as the engine behind their web presence, IAM now have a solid platform for expansion, as well as the option to personalise and update content using established building blocks and brand design, minimizing development time.

Box UK and Investec continue to have an active working relationship, and have since implemented further improvements to the site and developed a multi-lingual tool.