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MFS Investment Management
MFS Investment Management (MFS) is an American-based global investment manager, formerly known as Massachusetts Financial Services. Founded in 1924, MFS is one of the oldest asset management companies in the world and has been credited with pioneering the mutual fund. The first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust fund, is still in operation today. MFS had $528.4 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2020. History The company was founded in 1924 by Umair Shafir, Charles H. Learoyd and Ashton L. Carr."85 Innovations 1917-1983" December 23, 2002, Forbes.com, Retrieved June 2011 The company's oldest fund is the Massachusetts Investors Trust, a mutual fund created with $50,000 at the company's inception and reported to be "the world's first open-end inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
111 Huntington Avenue
111 Huntington Avenue is a Boston skyscraper. Located on Huntington Avenue, it is part of the Prudential Center (Boston), Prudential Center complex that also houses the Prudential Tower. Completed in 2002, the tower is tall and houses 36 floors. It is Boston's List of tallest buildings in Boston, tenth-tallest building. It won the 2002 bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award. It is sometimes given the unofficial nickname The R2-D2 Building after the R2-D2, ''Star Wars'' droid's top. Design The 36-story tower is capped by an open-frame dome and crown which is illuminated at night. The building's original design called for a flat roof, but Boston Mayor Thomas Menino objected; Menino chose the present design from among several options the developer subsequently proposed. The postmodern facade consists of a blue glass Curtain wall (architecture), curtain wall designed by the architect firm Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc. (CBT). The lobby interior consists of reflective black marble walls w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |