Stowers Institute for Medical Research

GENDER GAP PERSISTS IN IMPACT INVESTING STUDY

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a growing share of women across five countries reporting impact investing appeals to them, the sixth impact investing survey by the $218 billion* global asset manager American Century Investments shows a gender gap persists. Overall, the appeal of impact investing continued to rise across countries, except for the U.S. Results go back to 2016 in the United States, 2019 in the U.K., 2020 in Germany, 2021 in Australia and 2022 in Singapore.

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a growing share of women across five countries reporting impact investing appeals to them, the sixth impact investing survey by the $218 billion* global asset manager American Century Investments shows a gender gap persists.
  • The 2022 survey showed women find impact investing more appealing than in prior years.
  • A question new to the survey this year reveals another gender gap: in all five countries, men were more likely than women to report the recent sustainability "backlash" impacted their appetite for impact investing.
  • Impact investing is financial investments designed to have a positive impact on society, while providing potential long-term returns.

Stowers scientists use cavefish to learn more about metabolism and the evolutionary basis of being a couch potato

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying cavefish.

Key Points: 
  • Now, researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying cavefish.
  • Despite conspicuous changes in appearance, the cavefish remained healthy both in the wild and the lab.
  • Thus, studying cavefish muscle metabolism from an evolutionary perspective may inform our understanding of how increasing inactivity impacts humans.
  • Indeed, cavefish had elevated levels of an enzyme responsible for the formation and metabolism of glycogen, a complex formed from glucose.

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS® RELEASES FINDINGS FROM WOMEN AND FINANCE SURVEY

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Monday, December 12, 2022

The $210 billon* global asset manger recently released findings from its Women + Finance Survey.

Key Points: 
  • The $210 billon* global asset manger recently released findings from its Women + Finance Survey.
  • The full Women + Finance Survey, which includes additional findings, is separated by age.
  • American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research.
  • The Institute owns more than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of $1.87 billion since 2000.

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS LEVERAGES SAPHYRE'S PATENTED AI PLATFORM FOR THE ONBOARDING AND MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS ACROSS BROKERS AND CUSTODIANS

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

American Century consulted Saphyre about providing a seamless streamlined process for new funds with asset owners, and to maintain reliable and specific permissioned information to their counterparties on existing funds.

Key Points: 
  • American Century consulted Saphyre about providing a seamless streamlined process for new funds with asset owners, and to maintain reliable and specific permissioned information to their counterparties on existing funds.
  • The Saphyre platform significantly reduces the time to set-up a new fund, while also providing all updated data related to the fund.
  • American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting breakthrough medical research.
  • The Institute owns more than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of $1.87 billion since 2000.

Discovery of 119-million-year-old selfish genes in yeast potentially alters our understanding of how parasitic DNA impacts genome evolution

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Meiotic drivers are thus named as they can acquire the ability to literally "drive" the transmission of their genes throughout a genome, often with negative consequences.

Key Points: 
  • Meiotic drivers are thus named as they can acquire the ability to literally "drive" the transmission of their genes throughout a genome, often with negative consequences.
  • Natural selection in a genome typically rescues a species from selfish genes by favoring genes that suppress, or silence drive, rendering it useless.
  • It also changes the way scientists may look for and identify families of selfish genes in different species, including humans.
  • "Since selfish genes are major drivers of evolution, this new finding opens the door for thinking about how drivers can have persistent, long-term effects on genome evolution."

SHORT DURATION STRATEGIC INCOME ETF LAUNCHED BY AMERICAN CENTURY

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Now listed on NASDAQ, American Century Short Duration Strategic Income (SDSI) is the latest addition to the firm's active ETF lineup .

Key Points: 
  • Now listed on NASDAQ, American Century Short Duration Strategic Income (SDSI) is the latest addition to the firm's active ETF lineup .
  • "SDSI expands our existing Short Duration Strategic Income capabilities to an actively managed ETF," said Ed Rosenberg , American Century's head of ETFs.
  • "The Short Duration Strategic Income ETF seeks to complement an investor's core bond holdings with high current income, broad diversification and the potential to mitigate the impact of rising rates."
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Foreside Fund Services, LLC Distributor, not affiliated with American Century Investment Services, Inc.
    2022 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

AVANTIS REACHES THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, CONTINUES TO EXPAND OFFERING

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief executive officer, and Victor Zhang serves as chief investment officer.

Key Points: 
  • Jonathan S. Thomas is president and chief executive officer, and Victor Zhang serves as chief investment officer.
  • The Institute owns more than 40% of American Century Investments and has received dividend payments of $1.87 billion since 2000.
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are bought and sold through exchange trading at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund.
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Foreside Fund Services, LLC Distributor, not affiliated with American Century Investment Services, Inc.
    2022 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

"INCOME BLUEPRINT" FOR RETIREMENT PLAN FIDUCIARIES LAUNCHES

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments® has launched Income Blueprint, a first-of-its-kind online tool to help retirement plan fiduciaries implement a prudent process to evaluate and choose in-plan guaranteed income products for their clients in line with the recently passed SECURE Act's guidance. The Income Blueprint tool simplifies the complex world of available products and generates a customizable report that compares and scores each one according to plan preferences.

Key Points: 
  • The Income Blueprint tool simplifies the complex world of available products and generates a customizable report that compares and scores each one according to plan preferences.
  • The Income Blueprint comes at a time of high interest from plan participants, combined with a safe harbor and portability provisions included in the SECURE Act, according to Glenn Dial, American Century senior retirement strategist.
  • "Overall, interest is high, with 76% of respondents in our 2021 retirement survey showing interest in investment options specifically designed to help them draw income from their plan savings during retirement."
  • "As rising demand and high interest lead more retirement fiduciaries to consider in-plan retirement income options, they need clarity to make the best selections and confidence that they've fulfilled industry regulations and maintained their safe harbor," added Rick Luchinsky, American Century's co-head of Intermediary Distribution.

Stowers scientists use zebrafish to understand the connection between the immune system and regeneration

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- How the immune system responds to injury in many organs and tissues allows and enables their repair and regeneration.

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- How the immune system responds to injury in many organs and tissues allows and enables their repair and regeneration.
  • New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research used the highly regenerative zebrafish to investigate the timing and genetic programs of macrophages, a type of white blood cell, in the repair and regeneration of a zebrafish sensory organ.
  • "Identifying the molecular recipe of macrophage activation in zebrafish may one day enable us to design regenerative immunotherapies in humans."
  • Investigating macrophages at high spatial resolution and at multiple closely spaced time points during zebrafish sensory hair cell death and regeneration was critical.

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS' DAVID LIVINGSTON RECEIVES NICSA RISING STAR AWARD

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Monday, September 19, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments Director of Compliance David Livingston was recognized as a Rising Star by the National Investment Company Service Association (Nicsa).

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments Director of Compliance David Livingston was recognized as a Rising Star by the National Investment Company Service Association (Nicsa).
  • Livingston, who has been with American Century since 2011, plays an active role in American Century's Pride Business Resource Group (BRG).
  • "I'm honored to represent American Century Investments as a Diversity Project North America 2022 Rising Star," said Livingston.
  • Livingston joined American Century Investments in 2011 as a senior marketing compliance consultant and has served as director of compliance since February 2019.