Spectrum Asset Management is a world-leading manager of preferred securities, with over US$15.6 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013. Spectrum was founded in 1987 and has been a wholly owned and independently run affiliate of Principal Global Investors, a member of the Principal Financial Group®, since 2001. Spectrum has a team of eighteen dedicated investment professionals and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Spectrum manages portfolios of preferred securities for an international universe of corporate, pension fund, insurance and endowment clients, open-end and closed-end mutual funds domiciled in the United States, Ireland and Japan, and separately managed account programs for high net worth individual investors sponsored by a variety of broker-dealers.
Spectrum has produced a record of strong performance by consistently implementing its fundamental credit-based investment philosophy, leveraging its expertise in capital structure analysis and employing and retaining its experienced team of investment professionals. |
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Important Developments in UK Insurance
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Commentary on the Fed's Stress Test and CCAR Results
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Final Volcker Rule Is Manageable For US Banks
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Eurozone Takes First Step Toward Banking Union
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Resilient Credit Fundamentals Support Preferred Securities
July 3, 2013
S&P Downgrades Investment Banks
June 3, 2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Dead GSEs Walking?
April 18, 2013
Latest Rating Agency Changes Have Immaterial Impact On Preferreds
March 18, 2013
Cyprus Bailout: Unique But A Precedent Nonetheless
March 18, 2013
US Bank Stress Tests: Good News
March 14, 2013
The Netherlands
March 12, 2013
Italian Uncertainty
January 8, 2013
Basel 3 Liquidity Rules Changes - Positive For Banks
November 29, 2012
British Banks Encouraged to Further Boost Capital
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US Regulators Delay Basel III Global Bank Capital Rules
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Hurricane Sandy is Manageable for Insurance Industry
October 26, 2012
Spectrum's Comments in Support of the REIT Structure as Tier 1 Capital for US Banking Entities
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EU to Consider a Delay in Basel III Capital Regulation
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French Bank Update
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