American Century Investments Announces New Hires; Two New Senior Portfolio Managers in Fixed Income Investment Management.Business Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 American Century This article is about the term used for American power in the 20th century. For the investment company, see American Century Investments. "American Century" is a term coined by Time announces the hire of two new Senior Portfolio Managers in Fixed Income Investment Management: Jim Platz and Alejandro Aguilar. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income, Dave MacEwen, "We are very excited to bring these new senior portfolio managers on the team. They both join with a wealth of experience and will expand our capabilities in fixed income investment management for both individual and institutional investors." Jim Platz, CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Jim Platz joins American Century as vice president and senior portfolio manager. He co-manages the American Century Stable Asset Fund. In this capacity, he manages more than $1.4 billion in stable value investments on behalf of plan sponsors and participants. Platz is responsible for the ongoing development and implementation of American Century capabilities in stable value. He is responsible for the design and implementation of stable value investment strategies, wrap negotiations, and client servicing. Prior to joining the company in 2003, he was a vice president, senior portfolio manager for Standish Mellon Asset Management, formerly Certus Asset Advisors. He has worked in the financial industry since 1988. Platz received a master's of business administration from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , and a bachelor's degree in economics and history from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . Mr. Platz is a CFA charterholder. Alejandro Aguilar, CFA Alejandro "Hando" Aguilar joins American Century as vice president and senior portfolio manager. He manages the American Century Short-Term Government Fund, with assets of $ 960 million. In addition, he manages the mortgage portion of American Century's multi-sector bond portfolios, and is a part of the team that manages government bond funds for American Century. Before joining the company, Aguilar was an investment officer in the fixed income division of CAL-PERS. Previously, he was a director of portfolio management in the fixed income unit at TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund . He has worked in the financial industry since 1994. Aguilar received a master's of business administration in finance from University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. in 1994, and a bachelor's degree in economics from University of California, Berkeley in 1990. He is a CFA charter holder, and is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research. American Century Fixed Income Investment Management has $17 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of October 31, 2003, and is based in Mountain View, Calif. American Century is a leading investment manager with more than 40 years of experience helping investors achieve their financial goals. Serving institutions, corporations, investment professionals and nearly two million individual investors, American Century offers a broad array of products across a variety of investment disciplines. Based in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo., the company manages approximately $85 billion in assets through separate accounts, commingled trusts, subadvisory accounts and mutual funds. James E. Stowers James E. Stowers (born 1924) is the founder of American Century Investments and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Jim Stowers graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri. Jr. founded the company in 1958 and serves as chairman. His son, James E. Stowers III, is co-chairman and William M. Lyons is president and chief executive officer. For the past four years, American Century, which employs approximately 1,900 people, has been selected as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. For more information about the company, visit www.americancentury.com. For more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-345-2021 for a prospectus which should be read carefully before investing or sending money. |
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