New York Life Investments Explained

New York Life Investments
Former Name:MainStay Investments
Type:Private
Location:Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Industry:Investment Management
Key People:Naïm Abou-Jaoudé, CEO
Products:Asset Management
Aum:US$674 billion (March 31, 2023)
Parent:New York Life Insurance Company

New York Life Investments is a U.S. investment management company based in Jersey City, New Jersey. New York Life Investments is a service mark and trade name of New York Life Investment Management LLC.[1] Founded in 1986, New York Life Investment's parent company is New York Life Insurance Company, the largest mutual life-insurance company in the United States, and one of the largest life insurers in the world, ranking #71 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list.[2]

New York Life Investments offers investors access to institutional money management through its mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), separately managed accounts, and non-traditional strategies. New York Life Investments has over $674 billion USD in assets under management.[3]

History

Founded in 1986, New York Life Investments provides investment advisory services to financial advisors and their clients. An independent subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, over the years New York Life Investments has added to its boutique of investment advisors. This includes MacKay Shields (acquired by New York Life in 1984),[4] Markston International, LLC (1999),[5] New York Life Fixed Income Advisors (2004),[5] Winslow Capital Management (2005), Epoch Investment Partners (2006),[6] MacKay Municipal Managers (2009), Cornerstone Capital Management (2013),[7] Cushing Asset Management (2014),[8] and IndexIQ (2015).[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MainStay Funds webpage information footnote.
  2. Web site: Fortune 500 2018: New York Life #69.
  3. Web site: AUM includes assets of Investment Advisors affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company as of July 31, 2018. AUM for Candriam and Ausbil is reported at the spot rate..
  4. Web site: MacKay Shields Company History.
  5. Web site: MainStay Multi-boutique Investment Management.
  6. Web site: MainStay Acquires $750 Million in Epoch Mutual Funds. 2015-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013044/http://www.financial-planning.com/news/mainstay-epoch-2663244-1.html. 2015-09-24. dead.
  7. Web site: New York Life to Acquire a Minority Stake in Cornerstone Capital Management.
  8. Web site: MainStay Investments and Cushing® Asset Management LP to Partner on Master Limited Partnership and Energy-Related Mutual Funds. 7 April 2014 .
  9. Web site: New York Life buys IndexIQ to expand liquid alts offering, add hedge fund ETFs. 21 October 2014 .