Advantus Appoints Sebald to Lead Total Return Effort.Business Editors ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2003 Christopher R. Sebald, will leave AEGON USA to lead the total return investment team at Advantus Capital Management, effective August 14. Advantus is an affiliate of Minnesota Life The Minnesota Life Insurance Company was founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1880 as a mutual insurance company. It was originally organized as a mutual because a general distrust of stockholder-owned businesses prevailed at that time and there was a shortage of people willing to buy Insurance Company, St. Paul, MN. Sebald has been senior vice president, portfolio manager and head of derivatives at AEGON USA Investment Management in Louisville, KY for three years. He was a vice president and senior investment officer at Advantus from 1992 through 1997. Sebald has also held investment management positions with Washington Square Capital and GMAC-RFC, a division of GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance . "Chris brings to this position a strong investment and total return background," said Dianne Orbison, president, Advantus. "Our team produces a strong performance, which has ranked consistently in the top quartile Quartile A statistical term describing a division of observations into four defined intervals based upon the values of the data and how they compare to the entire set of observations. Notes: Each quartile contains 25% of the total observations. of major peer group rankings." Sebald replaces Frederick Feuerherm, who resigned last month. Sebald holds the Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. designation, and master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . Advantus Capital Management manages $16 billion in assets and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals and institutional investors. Advantus provides investment management expertise to insurance and pension products sold through the Securian Financial Network and Securian Retirement Services. For more complete information about Advantus and its products, including charges and expenses, request prospectuses from Advantus Capital Management, Inc. Advantus products are distributed through Securian Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Inc., member NASD/SIPC, 400 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101; or call (800) 665-6005. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. www.advantusfunds.com NOTE: For more information contact Maggie Jensen, 651-665-7558, Maggie.jensen@securian.com. |
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