Morningstar Names Jon Hale as Director of North American Manager Research
CHICAGO, June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) has named Jon Hale, Ph.D., CFA, as director of manager research for North America, reporting to Scott Burns, Morningstar's global director of manager research.
Hale leads approximately 60 manager research analysts based in North America and oversees the team's operations, thought leadership, and manager research coverage across active, passive, fund-of-fund, and alternative investment strategies.
"I'm pleased to welcome Jon to our group. He will be instrumental in the continuous advancement of our high-caliber manager research and ratings. Jon's wide-ranging experience, both as a researcher and as an investment consultant, will help guide our industry and strategy-level research," Burns said. "Jon is a seasoned professional who has helped investors at all levels, as an analyst, portfolio manager, and fund selector. He's a Morningstar veteran, and his appointment strengthens our analyst team as we continue to expand our research and thought leadership for investors throughout North America."
Before being named to his new role, Hale led the consulting team for the Investment Advisory unit of Morningstar Associates, a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar's Investment Advisory business provides investment consulting, retirement advice, and subadvisory services to institutions around the world. He first joined Morningstar in 1995 as a mutual fund analyst and helped launch institutional investment consulting for Morningstar in 1998. He left the company in January 2000 to work for Domini Social Investments, LLC and rejoined Morningstar in November 2001.
Hale holds a bachelor's degree, with honors, from the University of Oklahoma and a doctorate degree in political science from Indiana University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation.
About Morningstar, Inc.
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on approximately 456,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 12 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries and had approximately $164 billion in assets under advisement and management as of March 31, 2014. The company has operations in 27 countries.
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