Henderson may spend up to £75m on bolt-on acquisitions as it looks to capitalise on investment opportunities following the market turmoil of recent months. Financial times

The company said it was 'actively looking' for acquisition opportunities in areas such as property and hedge funds as part of a strategy to build up its higher margin businesses.

Like other fund managers, Henderson has sought to offset the decline in assets under management by repositioning itself from the lower margin institutional business and towards higher margin products such as property funds.