HERMITAGE, Pa., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation, has announced a new enhancement to its institutional investment management services. F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. has licensed a state-of-the-art investment management platform called Skill-Weighted Portfolio that will allow the investment advisers group to provide endowments, foundation and individual investors with a number of key advantages, including improved fee- transparency, greater cost-efficiency and a more holistic approach to the investment markets.
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"We selected Skill-Weighted Portfolio because in today's competitive financial services environment, we recognize the importance of continually adding value to our customer relationships," said Kim Craig, F.N.B. Investment Advisor's President and CEO. "With the Skill-Weighted platform, we believe we can help our clients benefit more fully from market efficiencies and economies of scale and realize greater potential from their investment assets. The underlying methodology of the Skill-Weighted platform also helps our clients follow the lead of today's most astute institutional investors in the move towards more comprehensive portfolios that combine the best characteristics of indexed, traditional and 'alternative' investment management."
Skill-Weighted Portfolio is a service of Engagement Systems, LLC, which is a New York City based company that specializes in creating investment methodologies and systems to help financial advisory organizations serve clients better. According to Engagement Systems' President and Founder Louis Day, "The Skill-Weighted line of adviser services was developed to help advisory firms and institutions approach portfolio construction from the point-of-view of the investor. This investor-centric approach offers a much needed alternative to the product driven platforms so prevalent in today's financial services business. And it demonstrates the bank's commitment to serve as a trusted adviser and strong customer advocate."
Mr. Craig added, "To inaugurate our new services, we're offering current and prospective clients a portfolio analysis and report that demonstrates the potential of Skill-Weighted Portfolio to enhance their long-term investment performance." For additional information about F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. and the portfolio analysis and report, contact F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. at 888-824-5833.
About F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc.:
Founded in 1999, F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. has $764 million in assets under management. It operates from 5 regional offices located in branches of its parent organization, First National Bank of Pennsylvania. F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. was recently recognized in the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the twenty-five largest Pittsburgh area money managers. The adviser group ranked fifteenth and provides portfolio management, financial planning, estate planning and custody services.
About F.N.B. Corporation:
F.N.B. Corporation, headquartered in Hermitage, PA, has total assets of $5.8 billion. F.N.B. is a leading provider of banking, wealth management, insurance and consumer finance services in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, where it owns and operates First National Bank of Pennsylvania, First National Trust Company, First National Investment Services Company, LLC, F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc., First National Insurance Agency, LLC, F.N.B. Capital Corporation, LLC, and Regency Finance Company. It also operates consumer finance offices in Tennessee as well as a mortgage loan production office in Florida.
Mergent Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information about publicly traded companies, has recognized F.N.B. Corporation as a Dividend Achiever. This annual recognition is based on the Corporation's outstanding record of increased dividend performance. The Corporation has consistently increased dividend payments for 33 consecutive years.
The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FNB. Investor information is available on F.N.B.'s website at http://www.fnbcorporation.com/.
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