Solid Foundations
![]() | F&C REIT has an outstanding heritage. The business was formed in September 2008 by combining the strength and experience of leading investment manager and fund specialist F&C with the entrepreneurial expertise and proven track record of property asset manager, REIT. F&C’s origins date back to 1868 when the first ever publicly listed investment fund Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust was launched. Since then, F&C has continued to attract investors who require expertise, high quality service and a competitive range of performance-focused investments. For a full history of F&C visit F&C's history | |||
| From foundation in 1997, REIT under the leadership of Leo Noe and Ivor Smith generated significant growth and by 2008 had accrued a global portfolio of assets under management of more than £3.4 billion. | ||||

