Where we began
Founders, Colin Berthoud and Rich Koppel, establish YouDevise Ltd.
About Us
We provide the world's leading end-to-end trade ideas service for sell-side contributors and buy-side recipients
Founded in 2002, TIM Group operates the world’s largest end-to-end trade ideas network (TIM).
With offices in London, New York and Hong Kong, we work with 4,000 equity sell-side contributors at 300 investment banks and brokerages.
Our mission is to help investors make market-beating returns, while simultaneously helping originators of market insight earn incremental revenue.
Hear from TIM Group co-founder Colin Berthoud
Management Team
Colin BerthoudFounding Partner
Jeffrey FredrickManaging Director
Keith WongGlobal Head of Account Management
Advisors
Vinesh JhaIndependent Advisor
Company Timeline
Product go-live
Trade Ideas Monitor (TIM) is launched and the very first brokers buy licenses to distribute ideas to their clients.
The subscription model
The TIM subscription model is introduced - enabling brokers and their clients to sign up to the platform so they can manage their trade ideas programmes in a structured way.
Our footprint grows
Our North America (New York) and Asia (Hong Kong) offices open.
The competition is acquired
YouDevise Ltd. buys its biggest independent competitor (First Coverage) and rebrands as TIM Group.
A focus on alpha capture
TIM Group starts developing alpha capture software for non-equity asset-classes.
Game-changing functionality
TIM Group launches its latest-generation sentiment product and buy-side interface. The sentiment product is supported by the experience gained from accumulating millions of trade ideas over the company’s 8-year history.
A new look
TIM Group launches a modern, more streamlined sell-side interface, including a mobile interface for on-the-go trade idea submission and management. The company also launches its solution for compliance with the European Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
TIM Group acquired
TIM Group becomes part of Mergermarket Group. The acquisition combines TIM's technology and expertise with Mergermarket's intelligence-gathering capabilities, enabling more efficient service and network expansion.
Mergermarket becomes Acuris
Mergermarket re-launches as Acuris and TIM Group is becomes TIM, an Acuris company. The new brand represents three key concepts; 'acumen', 'curation' and 'insight'. These qualities unite the product portfolio, which is now re-structured to better enable subscribers and customers to take full advantage of the depth of data and insight available.