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Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with custodied assets of $3.3 trillion, including managed assets of $1.5 trillion as of January 31, 2008. Fidelity offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits outsourcing services to 24 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediary firms. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, the largest mutual fund supermarket and a leading online brokerage firm.
Chief Executive Officer
Edward C. JohnsonNumber of Employees 46,400
Contact Information
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3605
(800) 581-5800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Pension Funds: 525110
Recent Events
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Fidelity unveils Roth IRA conversion tool
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Moody's assigns rating to FMR notes
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Fidelity hires ex-Schwab exec for RIA business
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Fidelity starts Canadian services firm
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Fidelity to raise foreign equity in retirement funds
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Fidelity Investments Canada ULC announces new office opening in Montreal and portfolio manager transitions
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Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock Declares Quarterly Income Dividend
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Fidelity to liquidate small-cap insurance fund
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The IPO: for the wary, studious investor
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Westport Resources Management Names George Keith as President and COO
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Fidelity Investments names president of institutional products group
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Senior Fidelity executive Michael Clark steps down
News & Analysis
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Tune Out Mutual Fund Horse Race Reporting
For better or worse (mostly, in my strong opinion, the latter) most mutual fund reporting makes investing seem like a horse race: Here's who won over the past year or so, along with some analysis that attempts to explain those results. That's not surprising, of course. Investing is a bottom-line...
Investment Optimism and Pessism: Results of a New Fidelity Study
A native Bulgarian always complains that "Americans are too optimistic!" I try to explain that some of that is part of the DNA here, while he likes to attribute the rosy outlook to a lack of struggle. To prove the point, he cites an old joke from his former country,...
Fidelity Makes the Case Against the 401(k)
Fidelity just released its quarterly analysis of accounts in the 17,500 401k plans it administers. The nation's number one administrator and manager of 401k assets reports that the balance in its average account rose 13.5% to $53,900--a nice jump. Then, in an odd follow-up feature, it listed what its analysts...
Retirement Calculator Report Card: Are You Saving Enough?
We put that question to the six top online retirement calculators and got six different answers. Here's how to use them to get the right answer. ...
Questions About the Huge BlackRock/Barclays Deal
This past week BlackRock agreed to acquire Barclays Global Investors BGI from the British banking firm Barclays. The new firm will manage $2.7 trillion in assets, making BlackRock by far the largest asset manager on the planet. The price tag? A staggering $13.5 billion. Barclays will retain a 20 percent...
Who Will Survive the Mutual-Fund Shakeout?
In a struggle that will almost certainly result in fewer and larger players, fund management companies are using diverse tactics to compete for a shrinking asset pool. After spectacular stock market losses and client withdrawals, firms seek a competitive edge in various ways as the industry consolidates. ...
Fidelity National Financial Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. And the first question is from the line of Bob Napoli. Please go ahead. Robert Napoli - Piper Jaffray Thank you. Good morning, everybody. William Foley, II Good morning. Robert Napoli - Piper Jaffray And a little different world than it was last...
Fidelity Investments Reports Nearly Half of 61 Year-Olds Plan to Start Taking Social Security as Soon as Eligible
Financial Needs and Health Concerns Cited As Top Factors in Decision to Begin Receiving Benefits at Age 62 BOSTON -- In a new survey1 released today, Fidelity Investments reports that nearly half (45%) of Americans age 61 today are planning to begin taking Social Security at the age of...
Fitch Downgrades Fidelity National's Ratings
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Issuer Default Rating IDR of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and the insurer financial strength IFS ratings of its title insurance subsidiaries please see complete list below to 'A-' from 'A'. All ratings were removed from Rating Watch Negative...
Caledonia Update on Operations
Caledonia Mining Corporation ("Caledonia") (TSX: CAL)(OTCBB: CALVF)(AIM: CMCL) wishes to update shareholders on the current status of its operations and projects. The completion of the Chinese Feasibility Study ("CFS") on the Nama Cobalt Project ("Nama") continues to be delayed, and the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe has been forced to suspend...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward C. Johnson | Chief Executive Officer |
| Abigail P. Johnson | President, Fidelity Employer Services Company |
| Charles G. Goldman | President, Institutional Platforms |
| Christopher Sullivan | President, Bond Group |
| Ed Orazem | President, Fidelity Family Office Services |
| Marvin W. Adams | President, Fidelity Shared Services |
| Michael Durbin | President, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services |
| Peter Cieszko | President, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co. |
| Peter J. Smail | President, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Group |
| Rodger A. Lawson | President |
| Dan Petrozzo | Chief Information Officer |
| Jacques Perold | Chief Operating Officer, Asset Management |
| Laura Cronin | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Ronald E. DePoalo | Chief Information Officer, Fidelity Institutional Products Group |
| Guy L. Patton | Executive Vice President, HR |
| Joseph A. Giordano | Executive Vice President, Relationship Management, Institutional Wealth Services |
| David B. Jones | Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Communications |
| Eric Schoen | Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| Jacqueline Shoback | Senior Vice President, Segment Market Growth |
| Laurel Link | Senior Vice President, Head of Staffing |
| Glenn Dill | Vice President, Product Development |
| Jody Johnson | Vice President, Staffing Account Manager |
| Steven McManus | Vice President, Marketing Communications |
| Stephen P. Jonas | Executive Director, Investment Management |
| C. Bruce Johnstone | Managing Director & Senior Marketing Investment Strategist |
| Cynthia Porter | Sourcing Director |
| Jill O'Connell | Director of Investment Staffing |
| Michael Fernando | Director, Executive Staffing |
| Charlie Yun-Min | Portfolio Manager, Developing Communications |
| James Morrow | Portfolio Manager, Technology |
| Anthony W. Ryan | Head, Asset-Management Strategy & Product-Development Unit |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Employer Services Company | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | Chairman, Fund Board | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Institutional Platforms | Current |
| Foundation for Financial Planning | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Schwab Institutional | Current |
| Schwab Institutional | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Schwab Institutional | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Foundation for Financial Planning | Board of Directors | Current |
| Paramount Citrus Association | President | Former |
| Paramount Farms, Inc. | President | Former |
| Paramount Farms, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Paramount Citrus Association | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation | Senior Vice President Ofventure Capital Investing | Former |
| Paramount Farms, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | MBA | Former |
| University of Southern California | Bachelors Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Bond Group | Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Co-Head, U.S. Fixed Income, GSAM | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Family Office Services | Current |
| Citigroup Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Shared Services | Current |
| Ford Motor Company | CIO & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Citigroup Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Bank One Corp | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Xerox Corporation | Head, Worldwide Engineering Systems | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Chief Operating Officer, National Sales Division, Global Wealth Management Group | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Co. | Current |
| Wachovia Corporation | President, Global Distr | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Group | Current |
Lawson was elected vice chairman of Prudential Financial in August 2002. He was executive vice president of Prudential Financial from February 2001 to August 2002, and previously served as executive vice president, International Investments and Global Marketing Communications, of Prudential Insurance, and as executive vice president, Marketing and Planning, from June 1996 to October 1998. Prior to joining Prudential, Lawson was the president and chief executive officer of VanEck Global from April 1994 to June 1996; managing director and partner, president and chief executive officer of Global Private Banking and Mutual Funds for Bankers Trust Company from January 1992 to April 1994; managing director and chief executive officer of Fidelity Investments-Retail from May 1985 to May 1991; and president and chief executive officer of Dreyfus Service Corporation from March 1982 to May 1985.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | President | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | President, Distribution and Operations | Former |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Global Chief Information Officer & Head of Enterprise Infrastructure | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Chief Operating Officer, Asset Management | Current |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Fidelity Investments | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Chief Information Officer, Fidelity Institutional Products Group | Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer, Global Wealth Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Executive Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Executive Vice President, Relationship Management, Institutional Wealth Services | Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Managing Director, Global Client Services, Worldwide-Securities-Services | Former |
| Bankers Trust Company Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Senior Vice President, Product Strategy & Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Senior Vice President, Segment Market Growth | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Senior Vice President, Head of Staffing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Vice President, Product Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Vice President, Staffing Account Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Vice President, Marketing Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Executive Director, Investment Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Managing Director & Senior Marketing Investment Strategist | Current |
| The Boston Foundation For Sight | Board of Directors | Current |
| Needham Education Foundation, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Harvard College | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Sourcing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Director of Investment Staffing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Director, Executive Staffing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Portfolio Manager, Developing Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Portfolio Manager, Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments | Head, Asset-Management Strategy & Product-Development Unit | Current |
| U.S. Treasury Department | Acting Undersecretary, Domestic Finance | Former |
Executive News
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Senior executive leaves Fidelity post
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Senior Fidelity executive Michael Clark steps down
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Who's the top dog?
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Fidelity Investments: Staying Away from ETFs?
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Fidelity Assets Rise 8% to $2.8 Trillion
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ETF Roundup: August 20
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Fidelity sees rise in assets, inflows
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Fidelity president says assets, inflows rise
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INTERVIEW-Fidelity president says assets, inflows rise
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Fidelity's assets, inflows soar - company president
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Fidelity Hires New CIO
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