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Barclays Global Investors Names Michael Crowl Global General Counsel.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1].  (BGI BGI Barclays Global Investors
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), one of the world's largest asset management firms This is a list of corporations that provide financial asset management.
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, today announced that Michael Crowl has joined the firm as Global General Counsel. In this role, Mr. Crowl will oversee the global divisions of legal and compliance and be a member of the Barclays Group Legal Executive Committee. Mr. Crowl will be based in San Francisco and report to Rohit Bhagat, Global Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
, BGI, and Mark Harding, Group General Counsel, Barclays PLC.

Mr. Crowl joins BGI from Goldman Sachs, where most recently he was a Managing Director and Global General Counsel, Investment Banking. During 13 years at Goldman Sachs, he spearheaded legal and regulatory initiatives in investment banking and capital markets while based in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, London and Hong Kong.

"Michael brings strong global leadership experience to his role as BGI's Global General Counsel," said Bhagat. "BGI is delighted to have him on board and welcomes his inclusive management style which fits well with our culture."

Mr. Crowl succeeds Joanne Medero who served as Global General Counsel for more than 10 years. Ms. Medero now serves as Head of Government Relations and Public Policy for the investment banking and investment management divisions of Barclays.

Barclays Global Investors is one of the world's largest asset managers and a leading global provider of investment management products and services. It has over 2,900 institutional clients and over $2.0 trillion of 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. . It transformed the investment industry by creating the first index strategy in 1971 and the first quantitative active strategy in 1979. BGI is the global product leader in Exchange Traded Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)

Also known as ETF. A basket of stocks similar to an index mutual fund. However, there are a number of important differences between ETFs and mutual funds.
 with over 290 funds for institutions and individuals trading in 19 markets.

For further information about Barclays Global Investors, please visit our website www.barclaysglobal.com. (c) 2007 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. All rights reserved. iShares[R] is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
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