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	<title>Comments on: Piedmont to Manage Piece of TARP Pie</title>
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		<title>By: Green Investing - BLACK ENTERPRISE</title>
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		<dc:creator>Green Investing - BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The past year was a roller coaster ride for nearly all asset managers. With volatility in the financial markets being the name of the game for much of the year and firms being paid based on ever-fluctuating assets under management, CEOs running businesses in this sector are facing a new series of loops and inversions. The recent economic downturn, however, has provided a business opportunity for the firm. In 2009, Piedmont, along with two other firms, was selected by the U.S. Treasury Department to collectively manage a securities portfolio worth roughly $218 billion that the federal government purchased though its TARP Capital Purchase Program (See “Piedmont to Manage Piece of TARP Pie”). [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The past year was a roller coaster ride for nearly all asset managers. With volatility in the financial markets being the name of the game for much of the year and firms being paid based on ever-fluctuating assets under management, CEOs running businesses in this sector are facing a new series of loops and inversions. The recent economic downturn, however, has provided a business opportunity for the firm. In 2009, Piedmont, along with two other firms, was selected by the U.S. Treasury Department to collectively manage a securities portfolio worth roughly $218 billion that the federal government purchased though its TARP Capital Purchase Program (See “Piedmont to Manage Piece of TARP Pie”). [...]</p>
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		<title>By: BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Williams Captial&#8217;s Billion Dollar Deal</title>
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		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; Williams Captial&#8217;s Billion Dollar Deal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] BE reported last week that Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC (No. 10 on BE Asset Managers list with assets under management of $1.831 billion) was selected with two other firms by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to manage a securities portfolio worth roughly $218 billion that the Treasury has purchased though its TARP Capital Purchase Program. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] BE reported last week that Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC (No. 10 on BE Asset Managers list with assets under management of $1.831 billion) was selected with two other firms by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to manage a securities portfolio worth roughly $218 billion that the Treasury has purchased though its TARP Capital Purchase Program. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Piedmont to Manage Piece of TARP Pie &#124; BlackNewsTribune.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>Piedmont to Manage Piece of TARP Pie &#124; BlackNewsTribune.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 02:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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