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Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Acquired Client Relationships |
Schedule of changes in goodwill |
|  | Mutual Fund |  | Institutional |  | High Net Worth |  | Total |
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Balance, as of December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 785.0 |  | $ | 1,071.4 |  | $ | 260.9 |  | $ | 2,117.3 |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 147.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 74.6 |  |  | 222.4 |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 13.6 |
Balance, as of September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 935.5 |  | $ | 1,078.3 |  | $ | 339.5 |  | $ | 2,353.3 |
Schedule of changes in and the components of acquired client relationships |
|  | Acquired Client Relationships |
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|  | 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 |
New Investments |  |  | 131.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 131.1 |  |  | 321.5 |  |  | 452.6 |
Amortization and impairment |  |  | — |  |  | (66.9 | ) |  | (66.9 | ) |  | (102.2 | ) |  | (169.1 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | 10.7 |
Transfer |  |  | 38.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 38.2 |  |  | (38.2 | ) |  | — |
Balance as of September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 1,141.1 |  | $ | (383.9 | ) | $ | 757.2 |  | $ | 858.1 |  | $ | 1,615.3 |

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