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ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO - ABN AMRO Fund --- It is an acronym for Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) and the Amsterdamsche-Rotterdamsche Bank (AMRO). It is managing a net asset of US $ 170 billion in US alone. Its holding company is ABN AMRO Holding N.V. They have 97,000 employees and branches in 60 countries.

ABN AMRO has allocated assets in diversified instruments. But if you look at the objective of the company you will know the reason for investing in stocks. In excess of 93% investment in stocks the bonds having an allocation of just 6.3%. It is the excellent management that has made the fund to perform well in spite this allocation ratio.

Within the stock investment, asset is well diversified and spread across all sectors. The allocation is among the three critical sectors of economy viz information (18.6%), service (51.2%) and manufacturing (30.2%). The fund family has given an YTD return of 0.83.(YTD - it is the earning till date starting from January 1 in the current year).
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SSBC Asset Management Group
SSBC Asset Management Group--- This asset Management Company is formed by merger of two giant companies in 1998. They are Citigroup, Solomon Smith Barney and and Travelers Group. The new entity is now managing a mammoth US $ 290 billion. The merged company is serving all institutional, high net worth and retail clients on a global scale combining the reach of Citigroup with management expertise of Solomon Smith Barney and Travelers group. This is also one of the reasons for the company to find a place in this list.

Investors of SSBC will be served by the combined sales force and advisors' group which is one of the largest in the industry. Solomon Smith Barney's 10,600 consultants, Travelers group's 11,800 agents plus Citigroup's world wide sales representatives make it the largest and formidable company. SSBC is already on its way to top 5 assets Management Company.

The company has a complete array of products. The list includes top mutual funds, closed end funds and managed accounts. The client base is over 200 million. Another reason for listing them is the emphasis they pay to small investors. Out of the $292.3 billion Under management the highest chunk is from retail investors. This is a mind boggling $ 122.3 billion.

The top performing companies have made it there not just for their assets or assets they managed. Through their existence they have emphasized on value addition to customers of all walks. Their assets are grown to what they are today and are hard earned. Decades' of investor confidence have also contributed to the popularity.

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