American Century Investments has come a long way. Five years ago, the Kansas City-based mutual fund provider was emerging from a recession that caused its assets under management to drop by $14 billion. CEO Jonathan Thomas immediately embarked on a plan to diversify into the international market and make it more attractive to institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, to diversify its heavy retail customer base. Today, institutional assets have more than doubled, and…
American Century Investments has come a long way. Five years ago, the Kansas City-based mutual fund provider was emerging from a recession that caused its assets under management to drop by $14 billion. CEO Jonathan Thomas immediately embarked on a plan to diversify into the international market and make it more attractive to institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, to diversify its heavy retail customer base. Today, institutional assets have more than doubled, and…