Alliancebernstein Holding L.p. · NYSE:AB
Alliancebernstein Holding L.p — Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 2009
10 slides from Alliancebernstein Holding L.p's conference presentation, Nov 12, 2009
Slide 1: AllianceBernstein: Ensuring Stakeholder Success
AllianceBernstein: Ensuring Stakeholder Success November 11, 2009 Peter S. Kraus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference
Slide 2: Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 1 AllianceBernstein.com Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements provided by management in this presentation are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 199
Slide 3: What Our Clients Want
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 2 AllianceBernstein.com ü ü ü ü What Our Clients Want
Slide 4: Keys to AllianceBernstein Success
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 3 AllianceBernstein.com Keys to AllianceBernstein Success < Focused execution in 2010 < Providing Dynamic Asset Allocation to our Private and Institutional clients < Deepening our sell-side electronic and derivative trading capabilities <
Slide 5: Investment Themes: Where Alpha Will Come From
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 4 AllianceBernstein.com Investment Themes: Where Alpha Will Come From Thematic Investing Unconstrained Investing Distressed Credit Distressed Real Estate Individual Stock Selection
Slide 6: Leveraging Our Research DNA: Buy-side and Sell-side
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 5 AllianceBernstein.com Leveraging Our Research DNA: Buy-side and Sell-side < AllianceBernstein’s culture is founded in research—we commercialize this culture through the buy-side and sell-side < Sell-side provides growth and financial div
Slide 7: Creating Operating Leverage in 2009
Creating Operating Leverage in 2009 < Key firm objective in 2009: create greater operating leverage through significant reductions in headcount and other controllable expenses < Retroactive impact of cost savings on the 12 Months Ended September 30, 2009:
Slide 8: Ensuring Stakeholder Success
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 7 AllianceBernstein.com Ensuring Stakeholder Success < Employees: = Strong culture driving staff stability through solid morale and low turnover < Clients: = Substantially improved performance and world-class service beginning to stabilize
Slide 9: Performance: Strong Investment Returns
2009 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference 8 AllianceBernstein.com ü ü ü ü ü Performance: Strong Investment Returns < Top quartile for 3Q09 < Two out of three concentrated services in top decile < Top half of performance for 3Q09 and YTD 09 < Two of the three in the top quartile of
Slide 10: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN
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