Federated Investors

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.federatedinvestors.com
Employees: 1,334
Employee growth: (2.5%)

One of the country's largest money market fund managers, Federated Investors provides investment advisory and administrative services to more than 130 mutual funds. Federated Investors offers fixed-income and equity mutual funds, separate accounts, and alternative investments, though money market funds make up most of the company's approximately $350 billion in assets under management. Its products are sold through banks, brokerages, wealth managers, investment advisors, trust companies, and other financial intermediaries. Chairman John Donahue and his family, including his son, president and CEO J. Christopher, control Federated Investors.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $958.8M
One year growth: (18.7%)
Net income: $179.1M
Income growth: (9.2%)

Officers:
Chairman: John F. Donahue
President, CEO, and Director: J. Christopher Donahue
VP, CFO, and Treasurer; President, FII Holdings: Thomas R. Donahue

Competitors:
BlackRock
The Dreyfus Corporation
PIMCO

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An investor or investment fund that is from or registered in a country outside of the one in which it is currently investing. Institutional investors include hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and mutual funds.

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The term is used most commonly in India to refer to outside companies investing in the financial markets of India. International institutional investors must register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to participate in the market. One of the major market regulations pertaining to FIIs involves placing limits on FII ownership in Indian companies.

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Federated Investors, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: FII S&P 500 Component
Industry	Financial Services
Founded	1955
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Key people	John F. Donahue, Co-founder and Chairman J. Christopher Donahue, President and CEO
Products	mutual funds
Revenue	$978.8 million USD
Employees	1,250
Website	www.federatedinvestors.com

Federated Investors is a large financial services company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1955, the company manages $351.7 billion dollars of customer assets. The corporation offers 158 different types of mutual funds. Federated serves a diverse range of customers, including banks, broker-dealers, trust departments, investment companies, charitable organizations, and pension plans. Equity and fixed income mutual funds are offered both in the U.S. and in Europe through financial intermediaries. Federated offers a variety of investment options including investment products that focus on: small-mid cap, large cap, core equity, ultra-short bond, short-term bond, and intermediate term bonds, among others.

Federated offers its services through approximately 5200 client firms. The company offers flexible investing strategies to meet the needs of different customers.

History

Aetna acquired a majority ownership stake in Federated Investors in 1982; at the time Federated had nearly $30 billion in assets under management^[1]. In 1989, Federated management bought out Aetna for $345 million, reestablishing majority control of the company^[2]. In 1996, Federated management paid $100 million to acquire the remaining 25% stock ownership still held by Aetna.^[3] Federated completed an initial public offering on the NYSE on May 14, 1998.^[4]

References

1. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Jul 30, 1982
2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/business/company-news-aetna-life-to-sell-federated-investors.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
3. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Mar 5, 1996
4. ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5581879_ITM

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