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Investments in Affiliates and Affiliate Sponsored Investment Products

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Variable Interest Entities

Investments in Affiliates and Affiliate Sponsored Investment Products

Investments in Affiliates and Affiliate Sponsored Investment Products

Investments in Affiliates

The Company’s Affiliates are consolidated or accounted for under the equity method, depending upon the underlying structure of and relationship with each Affiliate.

Substantially all of the Company’s consolidated Affiliates are considered VIEs. The unconsolidated assets, net of liabilities and non-controlling interests of equity method Affiliates considered VIEs, and the Company’s maximum risk of loss were as follows:

		December 31, 2016								December 31, 2017
		Unconsolidated VIE Net Assets				Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss				Unconsolidated VIE Net Assets				Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss
Affiliates accounted for under the equity method		$	1,047.6			$	2,846.8			$	1,594.4			$	2,765.7

Affiliate Sponsored Investment Products

The net assets of Affiliate sponsored investment products that were considered VIEs accounted for under the equity method and the Company’s maximum risk of loss were as follows:

		December 31, 2016								December 31, 2017
		Unconsolidated VIE Net Assets				Carrying Value and Maximum Risk of Loss				Unconsolidated VIE Net Assets				Carrying Value and Maximum Risk of Loss
Affiliate sponsored investment products		$	1,756.6			$	9.4			$	2,154.6			$	10.2

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