Project for the New American Century

MULTISECTOR FLOATING INCOME ETF LAUNCHED BY AMERICAN CENTURY

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

"FUSI compliments our current ETF income offerings, Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) and American Century Multisector Income ETF (MUSI), by adding a floating rate product to the suite that is primarily focused on high credit quality," said Sandra Testani, vice president, ETF product and strategy.

Key Points: 
  • "FUSI compliments our current ETF income offerings, Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) and American Century Multisector Income ETF (MUSI), by adding a floating rate product to the suite that is primarily focused on high credit quality," said Sandra Testani, vice president, ETF product and strategy.
  • "We believe a diversified floating rate mandate has the potentialĀ to mitigate downside risk and increase income, and we are excited to offer this on our ETF platform."
  • "FUSI expands American Century's Fixed Income ETF suite by offering a floating-rate income product built on a diversified, primarily high-quality credit portfolio," said Van Gelderen.
  • American Century InvestmentsĀ® introduced its ETF program in 2018, which now has $21 billion in assets under management.

PATRICIA RIBEIRO NAMED GLOBAL GROWTH CO-CIO

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments, a $215 billion* global asset manager, announced the promotion of Patricia Ribeiro to co-chief investment officer (CIO) of the Global Growth Equity discipline effective Feb. 15. She will share the role until May 31 with Keith Creveling, CFA, who has been co-CIO for the discipline since 2014 and has made the decision to relinquish these responsibilities. These changes do not impact the day-to-day management of any Global Growth Equity investment strategies.

Key Points: 
  • American Century Investments promoted Ribeiro, prioritizing continuity and momentum
    KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments, a $215 billion* global asset manager, announced the promotion of Patricia Ribeiro to co-chief investment officer (CIO) of the Global Growth Equity discipline effective Feb. 15.
  • These changes do not impact the day-to-day management of any Global Growth Equity investment strategies.
  • She will share CIO responsibilities for the larger Global Growth Equity discipline with Keith Lee, CFA and will report to American Century Investments Chief Investment Officer Victor Zhang.
  • He was promoted to portfolio manager in 2002, and in 2014, Creveling was promoted to co-CIO of the Global Growth Equity discipline.

"INCOME BLUEPRINT" FOR RETIREMENT PLAN FIDUCIARIES LAUNCHES

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century InvestmentsĀ® 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.