Here are the 19 most popular MFWire stories of 2019.

Kristi Lynn Mitchem BMO Global Asset Management CEO

19) An $85B-AUM AM's Equity Chair Departs, October 9 - Bill Mahler, equity asset management chairman at Robert W. Baird, left the firm after conduct that didn't fit expectations, according Baird's overall chairman and its CEO.
18) Will Federated Buy a $54.6B Shop?, May 2 - Unnamed sources reportedly said that the publicly traded fund firm was in talks with PNC about buying an asset management unit from the bank. A week later, the two firms unveiled a deal for Federated to buy part of PNC Capital Advisors. The deal closed last month.

17) So Much For That $1.6T Asset Management Merger, May 14 - The UBS asset management-DWS merger talks reportedly stalled.

16) An NYC Fund Firm Lays Off Dozens, July 3 - The JPMAM team filed to lay off 52 of its NYC employees at the end of September.

15) Calamos Drums Up a Midwestern Acquisition, January 23 - Calamos Investments agreed to buy a growth equity shop in Milwaukee.

14) An M* Vet Takes Over a Midwestern Fund Firm, July 12 - The board of Diamond Hill picked Heather Brilliant to take over as CEO in September.

13) Two Asset Management Deals That Weren't, April 23 - Victory's planned purchase of Harvest Volatility Management fell through, and a senior Wells Fargo exec insists they won't be selling off WFAM any time soon.

12) Who Gained Market Share In 2018?, January 31 - Vanguard, BlackRock, and Fidelity swallowed a bigger piece of 2018's AUM pie.

11) Putnam's Parent Refocuses Its U.S. Biz On Three Units, January 25 - Great-West agrees to sell most of its individual life insurance and annuity business.

10) This New Fund Firm Won the 2018 Flows Race In Just Two Months, January 24 - Morningstar led the 2018 inflows race among the smallest fund firms.

9) What Jobs Is This $538B Asset Manager Moving?, February 20 - A local pub highlights the breakdown of the 1,050 jobs that AllianceBernstein will bring to Nashville by the end of 2022.

8) A Triumvirate Cedes Power to a Sole CEO, January 31 - Marc Mayer took over as sole CEO of Manning & Napier.

7) Only Two Firms Added more Than $10B In 2018, January 17 - The biggest MF and ETF AUM winners of 2018 were Charles Schwab and Edward Jones' Bridge Builder.

6) The Invesco-OpFunds Deal Closes, and More Chips Fall, May 28 - With 2019's biggest merger closing, the fates of more OppenheimerFunds C-suiters came to light.

5) Will Two Banks Create a $1.5T Asset Management Titan, April 5 - Earlier rumors (see above) about UBS considering combining its asset management business with DWS.

4) T. Rowe, Fidelity, Pimco, and OpFunds Crush It In Gotham, March 8 - Refinitiv's Lipper team hosts their annual U.S. fund awards dinner.

3) A 13-Year Neuberger Vet Dies, April 26 - A PM and partnership committee member passed away.

2) Expect Miracles Takes Manhattan For a Fifth Time, January 25 - The cancer-fighting charity crosses the $10-million mark for donations to cancer-fighting research.

1) A San Fran Fundster Takes Over a $320B AUM Multinational, January 23 - Kristi Mitchem was hired to take over as BMO GAM CEO in March. 

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