| Rank |
Name |
Why |
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1
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Abby Johnson
Fidelity Investments
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Something fundamental is seemingly changing every day at the Boston Behemoth.
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2
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Alex Acosta
U.S. Department of Labor
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He wants to delay (and maybe modify?) the rest of the DoL's fiduciary reg ... yet. And his DoL likes clean shares!
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3
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Larry Fink
BlackRock
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iShares and deals have made Larry's firm the #1 asset manager.
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4
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Tim Armour
Capital Group
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CapGroup is pitching a share class for a cleaner-fee world.
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5
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Marty Flanagan
Invesco Ltd.
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Invesco does active, and passive, and now alts, too. Can Atlanta's $792 billion man have it all?
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6
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Jeffrey Gundlach
DoubleLine Group
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The new Bond King?
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7
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Jay Clayton
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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He wants your feedback on how the SEC should handle the DoL rule and fiduciary standard harmonization situation.
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8
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Bob Reynolds
Putnam Investments
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Making retirement an issue for Putnam and the nation. He's even working on a book.
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9
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Tim Buckley
The Vanguard Group
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In January he's taking over the largest mutual fund company in the world.
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10
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Greg Davis
Vanguard
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11
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Walt Bettinger
Charles Schwab & Company
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He sees commoditization hitting advisors next, both human and robo.
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12
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George Gatch
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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JPMAM's fund flows are hurting.
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13
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Edward Bernard
T. Rowe Price
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He stands tall after a CEO swap.
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14
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Joe Mansueto
Morningstar, Inc.
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He's the man behind the stars, though he's taken a step back.
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15
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Ron O'Hanley
State Street Corporation
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How will he transform SSgA? We're waiting to see.
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16
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Steve Neff
Fidelity Investments
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17
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Joe Sullivan
Allspring Global Investments
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Joe just won fund leader of the year.
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18
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Charlie Morrison
Fidelity Investments
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He heads up the Boston Behemoth's $2 trillion fund biz ... and he says Fidelity might be an acquirer?!
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18
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Ted Truscott
Ameriprise Financial
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Can Ameriprise thread the branding needle as Columbia suffers outflows?
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20
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Yie-Hsin Hung
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
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21
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Andy Sieg
Bank of America
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As the DoL rule looms, Sieg continues to shake up Merrill.
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22
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Rob Lovelace
Capital Group
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The scion of LA's most powerful mutual fund family is also a key PM and management committee member.
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23
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Bill Gross
Janus Capital
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He's still everywhere ... even though he only manages his own money now.
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24
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Phil De Toledo
Capital Group
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Three men now run CapGroup, and the other two are PMs.
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25
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Dan Arnold
LPL Financial Holdings
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As the industry braces for the DoL rule, the largest indie B-D in the biz has a new chief.
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