Article: THE LARGEST MANAGERS; Group saw assets rise 18.9% in '06; UBS maintains lead; SSgA, AXA move up; and Allianz falls.(Special Report: World's Top 500 Money Managers)(Company overview)

Byline: Beatrix Payne

UBS AG remained the world's largest money manager in terms of assets under management, with $2.45 trillion, to lead the Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt Worldwide ranking of the world's 500 largest money managers in 2006.

The Zurich, Switzerland-based firm reported a 21.7% rise in assets under management in 2006, while the 500 firms combined saw an 18.9% increase in assets to $63.7 trillion.

Growth in assets was driven by continued strong equity market performance, while fixed-income gains were lackluster in comparison, said Craig Baker, senior investment consultant and global head of manager research at Watson Wyatt ...

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