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Money management firms: ranked by assets managed as of Dec. 31, 2005.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Strong equity markets helped the 25 largest money management firms increase 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.  in L.A. County to $1.78 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time.

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 as of Dec. 31, up 18 percent from a year earlier.

No. 1 Capital Research and Management Co. and its sister company, No. 3 Capital Guardian guardian

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 Trust Co., accounted for more than half of the list's total with just over $1 trillion.

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, No. 22, saw the largest percentage increase in assets under management. The Los Angeles-based real estate investor A real estate investor is someone who actively or passively invests in real estate. An active investor may buy a property, make repairs and/or improvements to the property, and sell it later for a profit.  saw its portfolio increase to $6.1 billion, up 135 percent from the previous year. CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2.  Investors LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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, No. 18, jumped four spots as its portfolio increased by 45 percent to $8.9 billion.

Transamerica Investment Management LLC, No. 13, also moved up four spots as its portfolio doubled to $18.3 billion.

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 Investment Council Inc., No. 24, which fell one spot as its assets declined to $4.4 million, down 27 percent from the year earlier.

Overall, the 25 largest money management firms employ 332 portfolio managers and 403 researchers in local offices.

THE PACESETTER

Capital research and management company

Los Angeles-based Capital Research and Management Co. remained the largest money management firm in L.A. County, with assets totaling $857 billion as of Dec. 31-a more than 21 percent increase from a year earlier.

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 Group's 29 mutual funds. The funds use a conservative approach to help minimize In a graphical environment, to hide an application that is currently displayed on screen. For example, in Windows and Mac, the application's window is removed from the screen and represented by an icon on the Windows Taskbar. In the Mac, the icon is placed in the Dock. See Win Minimize windows.  loss in a down market.

"We hold investments on the equity side for about four years," said spokesman Chuck chuck

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 Freadhoff. Capital Research's portfolio is heavily weighted toward equities, which account for 78 percent of its investments. The balance is made up of fixed-income (12 percent) and cash (10 percent).

The firm's funds that have produced the greatest returns over the past year have invested in foreign markets. "Those funds with international exposure have had the best returns," said Freadhoff.

The company continues to expand as assets grow. It plans to open a 520,000-square-foot facility in Irvine Irvine, town, Scotland
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. It has four similar centers in the U.S., the newest of which is in Scottsdale Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. , Ariz. Including the regional center, the firm managed $950 billion last year.

The company is looking to add employees to its offices in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  as well. "Information technology and accounting are our two critical needs," said Freadhoff. Overall, Capital Research employs 28 portfolio managers and 42 researchers in L.A. County offices.
Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2005)    Assets       Minimum    Equity  Fixed
       name                      Managed      Account            Income
       address                  (billions)   (millions)
       Web site                   2005
                                  2004

  1    Capital Research and       $857         varies     78%     12%
       Management Co. (1)         $703.6
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071
       capgroup.com

  2    Western Asset               187.4       75          0     100
       Management (3)              150.4
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.
       Pasadena 91101
       westernasset.com

  3    Capital Guardian Trust      157.3       10-50      90       8
       Co. (2)                     162.1
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071
       capgroup.com

  4    TCW Group (4)               123         varies     43      48
       865 S. Figueroa St.,        110
       Suite 1800 Los Angeles
       90017
       tcw.com

  5    Dimensional Fund             86.4        2-10      90      10
       Advisors Inc. (5)            65.2
       1299 Ocean Ave.
       Santa Monica 90401
       dfafunds.com

  6    Boston Co. Asset             64          5        100       0
       Management (8)               33.5
       400 S. Hope St.,
       Fifth Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       mellonglobal-
       investments.com

  7    Payden & Rygel (6)           55.7       varies      6      94
       333 S. Grand Ave.            54
       Los Angeles 90071
       payden-rygel.com

  8    Primecap Management          52.3       N/A        97       0
       Co. (7)                      46.3
       225 S. Lake Ave.,
       Suite 400
       Pasadena 91101
       primecapmanagement.com

  9    NWO Investment               31.8        2         94       6
       Management Co. LLC (9)       30.9
       2049 Century Park
       East, 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       nwq.com

 10    Hotchkis and Wiley           29.6       25        100       0
       Capital Management LLC       19.5
       (13)
       725 S. Figueroa St.,
       39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017
       hwcm.com

 11    First Quadrant               26.6       20         28       0
       L.P. (12)                    21
       800 E. Colorado
       Blvd., Suite 900
       Pasadena 91101
       firstquadrant.com

 12    Wells Fargo & Co. (11)       24          0.1       50      40
       333 S. Grand Ave.,           23.5
       Suite 540
       Los Angeles 90071
       wellsfargo.com

 13    Oaktree Capital              23.6        1-3        0      55
       Management LLC (11)          22.5
       333 S. Grand Ave.,
       28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       oaktreecap.com

 14    Transamerica Investment      18.3       10         63      34
       Management LLC (17)           9.2
       1150 S. Olive St.,
       Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015
       transamerica.com

 15    Metropolitan West            16.4        5-25       0     100
       Asset Management LLC (15)    14.1
       11766 Wilshire Blvd.,
       Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025
       mwamllc.com

 16    City National                14.4        1         71      23
       Corp. (20)                   12.3
       400 N. Roxbury Drive
       Beverly Hills 90210
       cnb.com

 17    Analytic Investors           10.2       20         42       0
       500 S. Grand Ave.             6.5
       Los Angeles 90071
       aninvestor.com

 18    First Pacific Advisors        9.9       varies     47      32
       Inc. (18)                     8.4
       11400 W. Olympic
       Blvd., Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90064
       firstpacad.com

 19    CB Richard Ellis              8.9       N/A         0       0
       Investors LLC (22)            6.1
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017
       cbreinvestors.com

 20    Kayne Anderson Rudnik         8.5        1         90      10
       Investment Management        10.3
       LLC (16)
       1800 Avenue of the
       Stars, Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       kayne.com

 21    Post Advisory Group           8         50          0     100
       LLC (21)                      6.4
       11755 Wilshire Blvd.,
       Suite 1400
       Los Angeles 90025
       postadvisory.com

 22    Northern Trust Bank of        7.4        2         54      38
       California N.A. (19)          7.5
       355 S. Grand Ave.,
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90071
       ntrs.com

 23    Colony Capital                6.1       10          0       0
       1999 Avenue of the            2.6
       Stars, Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90067
       colonyinc.com

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (24)           5.2        5         35      28
       515 S. Flower St.,            5
       Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90071
       ustrust.com

 25    Provident Investment          4.4        5         94       1
       Counsel Inc. (23)             6
       300 N. Lake Ave.
       Pasadena 91101
       provnet.com

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2005)      Cash       Real    Other
       name                     Equivalent   Estate
       address
       Web site

  1    Capital Research and         10%         0%       0
       Management Co. (1)
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071
       capgroup.com

  2    Western Asset                 0          0        0
       Management (3)
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.
       Pasadena 91101
       westernasset.com

  3    Capital Guardian Trust        2          0        0
       Co. (2)
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071
       capgroup.com

  4    TCW Group (4)                 0          1        8
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1800 Los Angeles
       90017
       tcw.com

  5    Dimensional Fund              0          0        0
       Advisors Inc. (5)
       1299 Ocean Ave.
       Santa Monica 90401
       dfafunds.com

  6    Boston Co. Asset              0          0        0
       Management (8)
       400 S. Hope St.,
       Fifth Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       mellonglobal-
       investments.com

  7    Payden & Rygel (6)            0          0        0
       333 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071
       payden-rygel.com

  8    Primecap Management           3          0        0
       Co. (7)
       225 S. Lake Ave.,
       Suite 400
       Pasadena 91101
       primecapmanagement.com

  9    NWO Investment                0          0        0
       Management Co. LLC (9)
       2049 Century Park
       East, 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       nwq.com

 10    Hotchkis and Wiley            0          0        0
       Capital Management LLC
       (13)
       725 S. Figueroa St.,
       39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017
       hwcm.com

 11    First Quadrant                0          0       72
       L.P. (12)
       800 E. Colorado
       Blvd., Suite 900
       Pasadena 91101
       firstquadrant.com

 12    Wells Fargo & Co. (11)        7          2        1
       333 S. Grand Ave.,
       Suite 540
       Los Angeles 90071
       wellsfargo.com

 13    Oaktree Capital               0          5       40
       Management LLC (11)
       333 S. Grand Ave.,
       28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       oaktreecap.com

 14    Transamerica Investment       3          0        0
       Management LLC (17)
       1150 S. Olive St.,
       Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015
       transamerica.com

 15    Metropolitan West             0          0        0
       Asset Management
       LLC (15)
       11766 Wilshire Blvd.,
       Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025
       mwamllc.com

 16    City National                 5          1        0
       Corp. (20)
       400 N. Roxbury Drive
       Beverly Hills 90210
       cnb.com

 17    Analytic Investors            0          0       58
       500 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071
       aninvestor.com

 18    First Pacific Advisors       20          0        1
       Inc. (18)
       11400 W. Olympic
       Blvd., Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90064
       firstpacad.com

 19    CB Richard Ellis              0        100        0
       Investors LLC (22)
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017
       cbreinvestors.com

 20    Kayne Anderson Rudnik         0          0        0
       Investment Management
       LLC (16)
       1800 Avenue of the
       Stars, Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       kayne.com

 21    Post Advisory Group           0          0        0
       LLC (21)
       11755 Wilshire Blvd.,
       Suite 1400
       Los Angeles 90025
       postadvisory.com

 22    Northern Trust Bank of        3          3        2
       California N.A. (19)
       355 S. Grand Ave.,
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90071
       ntrs.com

 23    Colony Capital                0        100        0
       1999 Avenue of the
       Stars, Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90067
       colonyinc.com

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (24)        24           10        3
       515 S. Flower St.,
       Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90071
       ustrust.com

 25    Provident Investment        5            0        0
       Counsel Inc. (23)
       300 N. Lake Ave.
       Pasadena 91101
       provnet.com

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2005)   L.A. County Staff    Chief Investment
       name                     client contact       Officer
       address                  portfolio managers   name
       Web site                 researchers          phone

  1    Capital Research and     Chuck Freadhoff      James F.
       Management Co. (1)       28                   Rothenberg
       333 S. Hope St.          42                   (213) 486-9200
       Los Angeles 90071
       capgroup.com

  2    Western Asset            Veronica Amici       S. Kenneth Leech
       Management (3)           15                   (626) 844-9400
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.    25
       Pasadena 91101
       westernasset.com

  3    Capital Guardian Trust   Andy Stenovec        David Fisher
       Co. (2)                  Michelle Savoy       (213) 486-9200
       333 S. Hope St.          16
       Los Angeles 90071        35
       capgroup.com

  4    TCW Group (4)            Garrett A. Walls     Jeffrey E.
       865 S. Figueroa St.,     40                   Gundlach
       Suite 1800 Los Angeles   92                   (213) 244-0000
       90017
       tcw.com

  5    Dimensional Fund         David Schneider      David Booth
       Advisors Inc. (5)        14                   (310) 395-8005
       1299 Ocean Ave.           6
       Santa Monica 90401
       dfafunds.com

  6    Boston Co. Asset         Robert T. Harkins    David Cameron
       Management (8)           WND                  (213) 553-9500
       400 S. Hope St.,         WND
       Fifth Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       mellonglobal-
       investments.com

  7    Payden & Rygel (6)       Greg Brown           Investment Policy
       333 S. Grand Ave.        26                   Committee
       Los Angeles 90071        33                   (213) 625-1900
       payden-rygel.com

  8    Primecap Management      Roderick M. Brower   Howard B. Schow
       Co. (7)                  6                    (626) 304-9222
       225 S. Lake Ave.,        9
       Suite 400
       Pasadena 91101
       primecapmanagement.com

  9    NWO Investment           Patrick M. Schloss   Jon D. Bosse
       Management Co. LLC (9)    3                   (310) 712-4000
       2049 Century Park        15
       East, 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       nwq.com

 10    Hotchkis and Wiley       George Davis         WND
       Capital Management LLC   12                   (213) 430-1000
       (13)                      2
       725 S. Figueroa St.,
       39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017
       hwcm.com

 11    First Quadrant           Rick Roberts         Max Darnell
       L.P. (12)                 4                   (626) 795-8220
       800 E. Colorado          12
       Blvd., Suite 900
       Pasadena 91101
       firstquadrant.com

 12    Wells Fargo & Co. (11)   Joe DeFur            Dean A. Junkans
       333 S. Grand Ave.,       33                   (800) 464-6027
       Suite 540                 7
       Los Angeles 90071
       wellsfargo.com

 13    Oaktree Capital          Erin Kurutz          Howard Marks
       Management LLC (11)       6                   (213) 830-6300
       333 S. Grand Ave.,       48
       28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071
       oaktreecap.com

 14    Transamerica Investment  David Lubchenco      Gary Rolle
       Management LLC (17)      14                   (866) 846-1800
       1150 S. Olive St.,        9
       Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015
       transamerica.com

 15    Metropolitan West        Chris Scibelli       Tad Rivelle
       Asset Management         11                   (310) 966-8900
       LLC (15)                 12
       11766 Wilshire Blvd.,
       Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025
       mwamllc.com

 16    City National            Richard Byrd         Richard A. Weiss
       Corp. (20)               40                   (310) 888-6300
       400 N. Roxbury Drive     14
       Beverly Hills 90210
       cnb.com

 17    Analytic Investors       Gregory McMurran     Dennis Bein
       500 S. Grand Ave.         7                   (213) 688-3015
       Los Angeles 90071         6
       aninvestor.com

 18    First Pacific Advisors   Andrea Maitra        WND
       Inc. (18)                Cheryl Schmitz       (310) 473-0225
       11400 W. Olympic          7
       Blvd., Suite 1200         0
       Los Angeles 90064
       firstpacad.com

 19    CB Richard Ellis         Michael McMenomy     Robert Zerbst
       Investors LLC (22)        6                   (213) 683-4200
       865 S. Figueroa St.,      6
       Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017
       cbreinvestors.com

 20    Kayne Anderson Rudnik    Steve Rigali         Allan Rudnick
       Investment Management    11                   (800) 231-7414
       LLC (16)                  6
       1800 Avenue of the
       Stars, Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067
       kayne.com

 21    Post Advisory Group      John Quintanar       Lawrence A. Post
       LLC (21)                 Ralph Canada         (310) 996-9600
       11755 Wilshire Blvd.,     4
       Suite 1400                9
       Los Angeles 90025
       postadvisory.com

 22    Northern Trust Bank of   Kathleen Knight      Patrick Everett
       California N.A. (19)     Donald Berghoff      (213) 346-1300
       355 S. Grand Ave.,       Mel Clark
       Suite 2600                8
       Los Angeles 90071         0
       ntrs.com

 23    Colony Capital           Kevin Traenkle       Jonathan Grunzweig
       1999 Avenue of the        6                   (310) 282-8820
       Stars, Suite 1200         0
       Los Angeles 90067
       colonyinc.com

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (24)      Greg Zappas          Leo Growhowski
       515 S. Flower St.,       WND                  (213) 861-5000
       Suite 2700               WND
       Los Angeles 90071
       ustrust.com

 25    Provident Investment     Jeffrey D.           WND
       Counsel Inc. (23)        Anderson             (626) 449-8500
       300 N. Lake Ave.          9
       Pasadena 91101            7
       provnet.com
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