Institutional Investor U.S. Institute Partners With Casey Quirk and McLagan to Benchmark Investment Management Firms

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute, a members-only forum established by Institutional Investor, Inc. in 2000 for CEOs of leading investment management firms, has formed a partnership with Casey, Quirk & Associates and McLagan to conduct economic benchmarking for Institute members.

Casey Quirk is a leading management consultant to investment management firms worldwide.  McLagan is the investment management industry's leading provider of compensation consulting services and pay and performance data.

"By joining forces with Casey Quirk and McLagan and expanding our traditional benchmarking globally we will take the comparisons of productivity and profitability in the industry to a higher, more useful level," said Fred R. Bleakley, Editorial Director of II Memberships and Director of the U.S. and European Institutes.

Historically, the U.S. Institute had worked with another management consulting firm on benchmarking its 75 U.S. Institute members.  Beginning this year, the European Institute's 65 CEO members will also be invited to participate.  In addition, initial efforts to extend the Institute's work into Asia are being considered to further globalize the survey.

Currently, U.S. and European Institute investment management firms oversee a combined $26 trillion in assets managed for institutions and individuals worldwide.

About Casey, Quirk & Associates LLC

Casey Quirk is a management consultant that focuses solely on advising investment management firms.  Casey Quirk's work with senior leadership teams includes broad business strategy reviews, investments/product positioning & strategy, market opportunity evaluations, organizational design, ownership & incentive structuring, and transaction due diligence.  In the past five years, Casey Quirk has advised a majority of the top 25 investment management organizations worldwide. For more information please visit www.caseyquirk.com. 

About McLagan

McLagan helps their clients make better decisions by applying market pay and performance information to their business problems. Their clients include virtually every leading global financial services firm, including investment, commercial and retail banks, securities firms, investment management organizations, hedge funds, and insurance companies. For more information please visit www.mclagan.com.

About Institutional Investor U.S. Institute

The U.S. Institute, founded in 2000, is an exclusive private membership that brings together senior U.S. officials from the leading investment management firms in the U.S.  The U.S. Institute provides this innovative group with a unique platform to meet with peers, share ideas and stay ahead of their competition. For more information please visit www.iimemberships.com

SOURCE Casey, Quirk & Associates