Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited, commonly known as ARM, is a Nigerian non-bank financial-services group established in 1994. The company began as an asset-management firm and has expanded over time into a diversified investment and financial-services institution. Today, ARM provides investment solutions to individuals, businesses, institutional investors, pension contributors, and public-sector organisations.
Headquartered in Lagos, ARM operates across traditional asset management and specialised investment businesses. Its traditional asset-management activities cover investments in equities, fixed-income securities, cash, and other financial instruments. The company also provides wealth-management services, pension-related solutions, discretionary portfolio management, trust services, and stockbroking execution.
A significant feature of ARM’s business model is its involvement in alternative asset classes. Through specialised investment businesses, the group has developed interests in real estate, private equity, infrastructure, and other long-term investment opportunities. These activities allow ARM to serve clients seeking exposure to assets beyond conventional stocks, bonds, and cash investments.
ARM’s specialised investment platform includes Mixta Africa, which focuses on real-estate development and investment; ARM Capital Partners, which operates in private equity; and ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment, which focuses on infrastructure investments. Through these businesses, the group has participated in projects and investment opportunities linked to housing, infrastructure, energy, and other areas of Nigeria’s economic development.
The company is also associated with infrastructure finance and public-private partnership development. ARM was a sponsor of the Lekki Concession Company, the concessionaire responsible for the Lekki-Epe Expressway toll-road project in Lagos. The group has also supported infrastructure-investment initiatives intended to attract long-term institutional capital to projects in Nigeria and other African markets.
ARM serves both retail and institutional clients. Its retail offerings include mutual funds, pension products, savings and investment plans, and wealth-management solutions, while institutional services include portfolio management, pension administration, trusteeship, alternative investments, and financial advisory. The firm is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria, while its different businesses are subject to the regulatory requirements applicable to their specific activities.
Over more than three decades, ARM has developed a reputation as one of Nigeria’s established indigenous asset managers. Its combination of traditional investment management and specialised funds has enabled it to build a diversified business spanning financial markets, pensions, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure. The company’s offices and operations are primarily based in Nigeria, with its headquarters located in Lagos.
