Our Mission
Advancing careers around the globe through industry-recognised Asset Management education and networking
IPI is a leader in asset management education. Our mission is to blend academic and practical teaching with active networking to bring the best asset management-related education to anyone with online access.
We developed the world-leading Henley Executive Hedge Fund Program before adding the unique Henley Family Office Program and the IPI Private Equity Learning Pathway to the offering. We also feature the IPI Pro brand of shorter, focused courses to address significant topics within asset management.
In addition to our education offerings we have created a global, online community of hundreds of alumni, instructors and industry members, who meet regularly at our ever-popular networking events around the world.
Professionals around the world have been able to advance their careers through a combination of practical content and face-to-face networking. Our students include staff from leading companies such as Accenture, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Bloomberg, Citigroup, CQS, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Harneys, Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, EY, JP Morgan, Point 72, Refinitiv, Rokos Capital, SS&C, Walkers, Wells Fargo and more.
Our Story
2015
Steve & Anna are running a Hedge Fund Administration business in Hong Kong. They recognize the need for practical, broad-based knowledge in the Hedge Fund industry and create a program to reskill industry professionals in cooperation with Henley Business School, where Lisa is working. The six-month, blended-learning Henley Executive Hedge Fund Program is born, and the network begins.
2016
The IPI company is launched in mid-2016 and the program spreads from Hong Kong to Singapore.
2017
Building on its success, the first Tokyo cohort begins and the Japanese language Hedge Fund Primer is also launched.
2018
The firm goes intercontinental! New York’s first cohort starts and Crypto courses are developed in Asia.
2019
The HEHFP comes to London for a Spring offering, and by late summer is being transformed into a fully online, globally-accessible course. Global industry experts record video lectures, and the first online-only students sign up.
2020
We add the biweekly Speaker Series of webinars and are fully ready to carry on through global lockdowns. Our first online students get their certificates!
We're excited to welcome Paul Smith, previously President of the CFA Institute, to join our Advisory Board and become an investor.
2021
We launch the IPI Professional Network to bring the benefits of IPI's networking expertise to more professionals around the world. The IPIPN is open to all and features regular webinars - live and recorded - a Jobs Board, mentoring and more.
We launch the Henley Family Office Program, opening up the workings of Family Offices for professionals in the industry and those wanting to join it.
2022
We launch the first customized corporate education hubs, where companies can offer all of our content to their staff and clients.
2023
We launch the IPI Pro brand of shorter, focused courses to address significant topics within asset management.