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Andrea Prochniak, Investors
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Jonathan Freedman, Media
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AB Announces December 31, 2015 Assets Under Management
New York, NY, January 12, 2016 - AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AB”) and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (“AB Holding”) (NYSE: AB) today announced that preliminary assets under management decreased to $468 billion during December 2015 from $476 billion at the end of November. The 1.7% decline was largely driven by market depreciation, with total net outflows from Institutions, Retail and Private Wealth contributing as well.
AB (The Operating Partnership)
Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)
 
 
At December 31, 2015
 
At Nov 30
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private
 
 
 
 
 
Institutions
 
Retail
 
Wealth
 
Total
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actively Managed
$
26

 
 
$
46
 
 
$
39

 
 
$
111
 
 
$
113
 
Passive
20
 
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
46
 
 
48
 
Total Equity
46
 
 
 
72
 
 
39
 
 
 
157
 
 
161
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
144
 
 
 
54
 
 
10
 
 
 
208
 
 
211
 
Tax-Exempt
2
 
 
 
11
 
 
20
 
 
 
33
 
 
33
 
Passive
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
10
 
Total Fixed Income
146
 
 
 
75
 
 
30
 
 
 
251
 
 
254
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other(1)
45
 
 
 
7
 
 
8
 
 
 
60
 
 
61
 
Total
$
237

 
 
$
154
 
 
$
77

 
 
$
468
 
 
$
476
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At November 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
240

 
 
$
158
 
 
$
78

 
 
$
476
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes Multi Asset services and solutions and certain alternative investments.




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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements provided by management in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, competitive conditions, and current and proposed government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AB cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see “Risk Factors” and “Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in AB’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and subsequent Forms 10-Q. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, other documents AB files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AB, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in “Risk Factors” and “Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, and those listed above, could also adversely affect AB’s financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
About AB
AB is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.
At December 31, 2015, AB Holding owned approximately 36.7% of the issued and outstanding AB Units and AXA, one of the largest global financial services organizations, owned an approximate 62.8% economic interest in AB.
Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.abglobal.com.




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