Capital

Go inside the elite investment firm with Capital.

The Capital Group is one of the world?s largest investment management organizations, but little is known about it because the company has shunned any type of publicity. This compelling book, for the first time, takes you inside one of the most elite and private investment firms out there?the Capital Group Companies?a value investment firm par excellence. It digs deeps to reveal the corporate culture and long-term investment strategies that have made Capital the one organization where most investment professionals would like to work and would most recommend as long-term investment managers for their family and friends.

Foreword xi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Founding 9

Chapter 2 Staying Alive 25

Chapter 3 The Multiple-Counselor System 35

Chapter 4 Organizing the Core 49

Chapter 5 Mutual Fund Distribution 61

Chapter 6 Crossing the Rubicon: Capital Group 91

Chapter 7 Shareholder Services 101

Chapter 8 Acquisitions and Start-Ups 123

Chapter 9 Capital Guardian Trust Company 139

Chapter 10 Global Investing 165

Chapter 11 Emerging Markets 185

Chapter 12 Managing People 201

Chapter 13 Management 223

Chapter 14 Compensation 249

Chapter 15 Investing 265

Afterword 291

Appendix I Summary Statement of Corporate Objectives and Goals 301

Appendix II Outline of Basic Managerial Beliefs 307

Appendix III Growth of the Capital Group Companies, Inc 309

Index 311

"This is a beautifully detailed book on how investment boutique was created." (Professional Investor, Autumn 2010)

"... an excellent boo... valuable reading for any professional...." (Professional Investor, September 2004)

"Mr Ellis has an ear for anecdote and figures that speak for themselves." (Financial Times, 2 May 2004)

"...[Wiley] will publish an astonishing account of how Capital has built one of the best track records...." (The Times, 7 February 2004)

CHARLES D. ELLIS is a recognized expert on investment management. For thirty years, he was managing partner of Greenwich Associates, the leading worldwide strategy consultant to the investment industry, where he developed close working relationships with senior executives at most of the major investment firms in the United States, Canada, England, Japan, Germany, and Australia. His other activities have included teaching the investment management course at both the Yale School of Management and Harvard Business School; and chairing the CFA Institute. He currently serves as a Director of Vanguard; advising some of the world's largest Investing institutions; and chairing the investment committees at the Whitehead Institute and Yale University. Among his ten prior books is Winning the Loser's Game. He is one of only ten individuals honored for lifetime contributions to the investment management profession. Praise for CAPITAL

" Indeed this book represents a perfect pairing of one of the most astute observers of the investment scene with one of the most outstanding investment firms ever created."
—From the Foreword by Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street

"This is a great story about great people with a passion for long-term investment success through discipline, planning, and patience; joined to imagination, innovation, and vision. Many valuable insights."
—Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

"At last! A revealing, insightful, knowledgeable perspective on one of the world's great investment management organizations by the deft hand of Charley Ellis."
—John Neff, professional investor

"Packed with entertaining anecdotes and pearls of wisdom (don't neglect the footnotes!), Capital takes us on an intimate tour of a premier investment management firm. Another classic by Charley Ellis."
—Jack R. Meyer, former president and CEO, Harvard Management Company

"Few people know the investment management business as well as Charley Ellis. This book offers a rare inside look at Capital, one of the best investment organizations. This text is a whodunit, tracking the development of a world-class investment firm and the people who drove it."
—Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs

"Illuminates a great investment organization well worth studying—by everyone."
—George J. W. Goodman, also known as "Adam Smith" of Adam Smith's Money World and author of The Money Game