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Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships

Schedule of changes in goodwill

		Mutual Fund			Institutional			High Net Worth			Total
Balance, as of December 31, 2011		$	785.0		$	1,071.4		$	260.9		$	2,117.3
Goodwill acquired			—			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation			1.6			4.3			2.6			8.5
Balance, as of March 31, 2012		$	786.6		$	1,075.7		$	263.5		$	2,125.8

Schedule of changes in and the components of acquired client relationships

		Acquired Client Relationships
		Definite-lived									Indefinite-lived			Total
		Gross Book Value			Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value			Net Book Value			Net Book Value
Balance as of December 31, 2011		$	970.5		$	(317.0	)	$	653.5		$	667.6		$	1,321.1
Amortization and impairment			—			(21.7	)		(21.7	)		(8.7	)		(30.4	)
Foreign currency translation			1.1			—			1.1			7.0			8.1
Balance as of March 31, 2012		$	971.6		$	(338.7	)	$	632.9		$	665.9		$	1,298.8

Schedule of annual amortization expense attributable to current equity method Affiliates for next five years

Year Ending December 31,		Estimated Amortization Expense
2012		$	32.7
2013			32.7
2014			11.2
2015			2.7
2016			0.2

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