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The Bank of New York Company, Inc.'s Pershing Unit Adds Putnam Investments to FundVest(R)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pershing LLC, a
subsidiary of The Bank of New York Company, Inc., has added Putnam
Investments to FundVest(R), Pershing's no-transaction-fee mutual fund
platform.
Pershing's FundVest mutual fund platform offers investors access to
over 1,800 mutual funds, managed by more than 160 fund companies. Through
FundVest, investors can buy, sell or exchange an array of load and no-load
mutual funds without incurring regular transaction fees.
Putnam Investments' funds are available to Pershing's introducing
broker- dealer customers and the clients they serve, and to independent
registered investment advisors and their clients through Pershing's
affiliate, Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC.
Jeff Aaron, senior vice president and senior relationship manager for
Putnam Retail Management, said, "FundVest is widely acknowledged as one of
the most comprehensive and premier no-transaction fee mutual fund platforms
in the industry. We are pleased to join FundVest and look forward to
offering our funds to a broad array of advisors and investment
professionals."
Ron Fiske, managing director of the product management and development
group at Pershing, said, "Putnam Investments is one of the largest and most
highly regarded money management firms in the United States. We are excited
about adding such a high caliber institution to our growing FundVest
platform and remain committed to providing our customers and the clients
they serve with services that help them enhance their competitive
positioning."
Founded in 1937, Putnam Investments is one of the nation's oldest and
largest money management firms. At the end of December 2006, Putnam had
$192 billion in assets under management. Mutual fund assets were $124
billion and institutional assets were $68 billion. Putnam has offices in
Boston, London and Tokyo. For more information, go to www.putnam.com.
Pershing LLC is a leading global provider of clearing and financial
services outsourcing solutions to more than 1,100 institutional and retail
financial organizations and independent investment advisors who
collectively represent nearly six million individual investors. Located in
18 offices worldwide, Pershing provides customers with innovative
technology solutions and a wide range of value-added products and services,
including asset- gathering products and managed account services, extensive
trading and financing capabilities, and web site development. Pershing LLC
(member NYSE/NASD/SIPC) is a member of every major U.S. securities exchange
and its international affiliates are members of the Deutsche Borse, the
Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Pershing LLC is a
subsidiary of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Additional information is
available at www.pershing.com.
Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC is an affiliate of Pershing LLC and a
leading provider of financial services outsourcing solutions to
independent, fee-based registered investment advisors and dually-registered
advisors working in conjunction with many of Pershing LLC's introducing
broker-dealer customers. Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York
Company, Inc., has a 67-year heritage of providing custodial services and
outsourcing solutions to many of the world's leading financial services
organizations. Through an innovative custody platform, Pershing Advisor
Solutions delivers superior expertise and scalable and customizable
solutions to help manage and grow fee-based businesses. Additional
information is available at www.pershingadvisorsolutions.com.
The Bank of New York Company, Inc. (NYSE: BK) is a global leader in
providing a comprehensive array of services that enable institutions and
individuals to move and manage their financial assets in more than 100
markets worldwide. The Company has a long tradition of collaborating with
clients to deliver innovative solutions through its core competencies:
securities servicing, treasury management, asset management, and private
banking. The Company's extensive global client base includes a broad range
of leading financial institutions, corporations, government entities,
endowments and foundations. Its principal subsidiary, The Bank of New York,
founded in 1784, is the oldest bank in the United States and has
consistently played a prominent role in the evolution of financial markets
worldwide. Additional information is available at www.bankofny.com.
SOURCE The Bank of New York Company, Inc.
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