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iShares is the latest contribution to the world of personal investment management from Barclays Global Investors. As the world's largest manager of indexed investment products, Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over US$930 billion under management as of January 2007. The division is headquartered in San Francisco, and also has research and portfolio management teams in London, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and other cities, as well as client service offices in several additional major financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia. |
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INVESCO is part
of the global AMVESCAP Group, a leading independent global investment
manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial
security. AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding investment
performance and service across a full range of investment products.
With over 6,000 employees, offices in 19 countries and $373.2
billion of assets under management, AMVESCAP has a significant
presence in the institutional, retail, and individual investor
markets in North America, Europe and Asia. |
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Investec Asset Management is
a specialist international investment
management company with key offices in London, Cape Town, Johannesburg,
Hong Kong, Guernsey and Dublin. Investec is one of the
world's leading offshore fund groups and offers a comprehensive
and stable array of offshore funds, which cover cash, bond
and equity investments globally. The company has over $50 Billion
in assets under management as of 31 December 2005, and more than
a thousand institutional client relationships. In 2005
the company was awarded 1st Place – Best Large Group Offshore
Fund Award over 3 Years and 5 Years by Standard and Poor’s. |
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Listed
on the New York, San Francisco and London Stock Exchanges through
its holding company Franklin Resources Inc, Franklin Templeton
Investments today employs more than 6550 employees in 53 offices
worldwide. With US$ 464.8 billion assets under management as
of December 31, 2005 and more than 14 million client accounts
worldwide, it is one of the world leaders in asset management
and investment service. |
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In 1924 MFS Investment Management established
the first mutual fund in the United States. With its invention,
the firm helped make the U.S stock market, previously the exclusive
domain of the wealthy, accessible to the average investor. Today,
the firm has over 2400 employees and 15 offices around the globe
offering investments in more than 60 countries. MFS manages over
$100 Billion in assets and has close to 5 million investors worldwide. |
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Two-thirds of the world's 50 largest pension
plans have trusted Alliance Bernstein to manage assets on behalf
of their employees. With over 40 years of experience, $606 billion
in assets under management, and over 4000 employees around the
world, Alliance Bernstein is an organization of global reach. |
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