Hamon was founded in 1989 to provide investment management services in the public equity markets of Asia to a select group of institutional clients. Soon after establishment, Hamon launched its Hamon Selected Asian Portfolio, a Hong Kong authorised unit trust.

In December 1995, Hamon launched an Asian ex-Japan fund, Asian Market Leaders Fund, which is a Dublin domiciled UCITS fund and remains today one of its flagship funds.

Since this time, Hamon has continued to develop new funds including absolute return products, such as long short fund.

Hamon also provides sub-advisory services to non-Asian fund management companies who require specialised Asian capabilities.

The senior executives of Hamon are the majority shareholders of the group. However, Hamon maintains an important strategic relationship with The Bank of New York Mellon, which became a minority shareholder in February 1998. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation has in excess of USD1 trillion* under management in investment assets for both individuals and institutions and is one of the world's leading providers of financial services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals around the globe.