INTECH Introduces Global High Dividend Core Strategy

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH) today announced the launch of the INTECH Global High Dividend Core strategy designed for institutional investors seeking capital appreciation and higher-than-average dividend yields.

Based on the same investment process employed by INTECH across all of its relative-volatility strategies, the new strategy aims to approximate the dividend yield of the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index and to provide potential for excess returns. The portfolio includes stocks with above-average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent, and excludes stocks whose future dividends may be in jeopardy.

In announcing the launch of the INTECH Global High Dividend Core strategy, Jennifer Young, CFA, Chairman and CEO of INTECH, said, "Institutional investors recognize that, in today's market environment, the low yields offered by more-traditional yield-based instruments may be insufficient to enable them to meet their return objectives. INTECH's risk-managed Global High Dividend Core strategy, benchmarked to the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index, is designed to generate a yield that approximates the index, with an excess return target of approximately 2.50% to 3.00% above the benchmark, annualized gross of fees. We believe this strategy should appeal to investors seeking yield as well as the potential for long-term capital appreciation."

Adrian Banner, Ph.D., the firm's Chief Investment Officer, said, "The strength of INTECH's investment approach is such that the engineering of additional products involves utilization of the same investment process, optimization and trading programs employed across the six strategies the firm manages in the U.S. and internationally, with only modest changes to the engineering parameters.

"For 25 years, INTECH has managed portfolios by attempting to capitalize on stock-price volatility and the correlation between stocks to generate an excess return above the benchmark. With the launch of our Global High Dividend Core strategy we are now able to apply that highly disciplined investment process to capture dividend yield while attempting to generate a return for our clients above the benchmark," Banner said.

Leveraging this efficiency, in addition to a relative return strategy, the firm also announced the launch of the INTECH Global Dividend Low Volatility strategy, focused on absolute rather than relative risk. A complement to INTECH's existing suite of absolute-volatility strategies, this approach to a low-volatility strategy seeks to approximate the dividend yield of the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index, while providing market-like returns net of fees with the potential to provide downside protection.

About INTECH

For 25 years, global investment manager INTECH has been offering institutional investors highly disciplined, mathematical equity strategies that seek long-term returns in excess of the target benchmark, while attempting to reduce the risk of significant underperformance relative to that benchmark. Since 1987, INTECH has been generating alpha by taking advantage of stock-price volatility while limiting relative risk and trading costs. The company's global headquarters is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, with its research office in Princeton, New Jersey, and international division in London. As of December 31, 2011, INTECH had approximately $39.9 billion under management and 85 employees worldwide. INTECH is an independently managed subsidiary of Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS), based in Denver.

About Janus Capital Group Inc.

Janus Capital Group Inc. (JCG) is a global investment firm offering strategies from three individual investment boutiques: Janus Capital Management LLC (Janus), INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH) and Perkins Investment Management LLC (Perkins). Each manager employs a research-intensive approach that is distinct within its respective asset class. This multi-boutique approach enables the firm to provide style-specific expertise across an array of strategies, including growth, value and risk-managed equities, fixed income and alternatives through one common distribution platform.

At the end of December 2011, JCG managed $148.2 billion in assets for shareholders, clients and institutions around the globe. Based in Denver, JCG also has offices in London, Milan, Munich, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Melbourne.

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