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Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Goodwill

The following tables present the change in goodwill and components of acquired client relationships during the six months ended June 30, 2014:

		Goodwill
		Institutional				Mutual Fund				High Net Worth				Total
Balance, as of December 31, 2013		$	1,076.3			$	928.1			$	337.3			$	2,341.7
Goodwill acquired		49.6				60.9				39.5				150.0
Foreign currency translation		(0.9		)		0.6				(0.4		)		(0.7		)
Balance, as of June 30, 2014		$	1,125.0			$	989.6			$	376.4			$	2,491.0

Schedule of Changes in 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, 2013	$	1,039.5			$	(442.8	)		$	596.7			$	864.0			$	1,460.7
New Investments	149.1				—				149.1				46.8				195.9
Amortization and impairments	—				(55.5		)		(55.5		)		—				(55.5		)
Foreign currency translation	0.4				—				0.4				8.1				8.5
Balance, as of June 30, 2014	$	1,189.0			$	(498.3	)		$	690.7			$	918.9			$	1,609.6

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Tabular disclosure of intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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