American Century Investments
Mutual funds, institutional separate accounts, commingled trusts and sub-advisory accounts | |
AUM | US$187 billion (Q3 2022) |
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Number of employees | 1,400 (Q3 2022) |
Website | www |
American Century Investments is a privately controlled and independent investment management firm.
Operations
The Building has approximately 1,400 employees and its headquarters are located at 4500 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, near the Country Club Plaza; the company also has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.
History
The company was founded by James E. Stowers Jr. in 1958 as "Twentieth Century Mutual Funds", a family of no-load funds, in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] Stowers started the funds in 1958 with just $100,000 in assets from 24 shareholders.[2] He built his business concentrating on small investors. The company changed its name to American Century Investments in 1997.[3] American Century's headquarters are located at 4500 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, near the Country Club Plaza, and employs around 1,300 people.[citation needed]
In 2011,
The company paid a $1.5 million settlement to its current and former employees after the
Since 1999, American Century has sponsored the
Subsidiary
- American Century Investment Management, Inc.
- American Century Investment Management (Asia Pacific) Limited
- American Century Investment Management (UK) Limited
- American Century Investment Services, Inc.
References
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- ^ "James E. Stowers Jr., Founder of American Century Investments, Stowers Institute For Medical Research, Dies at Age 90". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "James Stowers, American Century Investments founder, dies at 90". www.investmentnews.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "CIBC to Purchase 41 Percent Stake - American Century". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "CIBC to Buy JPMorgan American Century Stake for $848 Million - Businessweek". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Nomura pays $1bn for American Century stake". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ Fukase, Atsuko (2015-12-21). "Nomura to Buy 41% Stake in U.S. Mutual-Fund Manager". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
- ^ Milburn, Robert. "How American Century Investments Funds Science". blogs.barrons.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Dornbrook, James (February 1, 2019). "American Century's minority owner takes a huge hit to earnings". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "American Century Settles Federal Antitrust Charges For $1.5 Million". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "American Century joins ranks of KC businesses requiring vaccine". www.bizjournals.com. August 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "American Century Investments Extends Golf Event Sponsorship". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "First-ever fantasy golf competition coming to American Century Celebrity Golf Championship". Golf. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Vaupel, Andrew (June 29, 2021). "American Century introduces fantasy golf contest. Will you pick Mahomes or another celebrity/sports legend?". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-09-07.