The Payden/Wilshire relationship draws upon the relative strengths of each firm, providing investors with a true one-step solution backed by global investment management capabilities and leading quantitative and qualitative investment analysis.

Payden & Rygel is an institutional investment manager with true global reach. Their passion is building and managing fixed-income and equity investment solutions for institutional and financial intermediaries. Their client-first service model is built around flexibility and a commitment to getting it right. They will directly service their distribution partners, providing education and sales support. Payden & Rygel manages more than $50 billion in assets from offices in Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Frankfurt and Hong Kong. Payden & Rygel’s independent status is a notable investor benefit. Their independence eliminates the potential for conflicts and makes them solely accountable to one interest – their clients.

Wilshire Funds Management, a business unit of Wilshire Associates, operates as an independent, third-party sub-advisor to the funds. They construct and monitor the target maturity portfolios and objectively evaluate the underlying investment options. They bring to the relationship a renowned level of credibility based on their work with institutional investors and as developers of innovative financial solutions. Researching investment managers and combining them into diversified portfolios is Wilshire’s core capability.

Wilshire Associates is recognized as one of the foremost experts in customizing investment products in the industry. This independent firm provides consulting services, analytics tools and solutions and customized investment products to plan sponsors, investment managers and financial intermediaries around the globe. Wilshire serves in excess of 600 organizations in more than 20 countries representing assets totaling more than US $12.5 trillion.