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 PRIMA IN THE NEWS  

Prima Capital® is gaining the attention of the investment press. In this section, we're pleased to provide select article reprints for your convenience and benefit. In addition to the articles below, Prima has received recent press in publications such as Investment News, Financial Advisor, and others.

   
 
     
     
 
 NEWS  
From AdvisorOne.com
How Due Diligence Can Give Advisors Confidence - Outsourcing the CIO function, and more, can provide confidence—and status—for advisors.
 
From AdvisorOne.com
Is Due Diligence Keeping You Awake at Night? - Prima Capital’s Gib Watson speaks about when it makes sense to outsource CIO responsibility.
 
From FundFire.com
Read about how Prima Capital has made inroads with independent advisors through PrimaGuide Plus.
 
From FundFire.com
How Can SMA Managers Show They're Different? - Prima Capital is referenced as Jeff Strange of Cerulli Associates discusses how SMA managers can set themselves apart from their peers. (FundFire subscription required)
 
From FundFire.com
Prima Capital's CIO Cliff Stanton discusses the due diligence questions that offer the most insight into the sophistication of a domestic equity product’s investment process. (FundFire subscription required)
 
From FundFire.com
Private Bank Retools Leadership, Investing Model  -  Prima Capital is highlighted in this article featuring Key Private Bank’s wealth management program. The Bank has elevated its CIO to become its top officer and is continuing a build-out of a mixed platform of proprietary and third-party investing products. (FundFire subscription required)
 
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Principal Rides Demand for Preferreds SMA Prima Capital’s Director of Consulting Services, Geoff Selzer, comments on trends relating to preferred securities. (FundFire subscription required)
 
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As UMAs Grow, Who Vets Big Overlay Managers? Prima Capital’s President, Gib Watson, weighs in on questions surrounding UMA overlay managers. (FundFire subscription required)
 
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How Do Low Interest Rates Impact Managers? Prima Capital’s Director of Research, Shane Calhoun and Senior Investment Analyst, Nathan Behan share their insight on how today’s low interest rate environment is impacting how equity and fixed income managers invest. (FundFire subscription required)
 
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What Flags Predict a Manager Will Stumble? Cliff Stanton, Prima Capital’s Chief Investment Officer, discuses the most effective tools that gatekeepers use to determine if a fundamental manager can no longer generate alpha. (FundFire subscription required)
 
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Shane Calhoun, Prima Capital’s Director of Research, recently weighed in on tactical SMAs and SMA operational due diligence in the FundFire.com articles: “Wealth Biz CIOs Look Warily at Tactical SMAs” and “SMA Due Diligence Unit Zooms In on Manager Ops.” (FundFire subscription required)
 
Investment Advisor - August 31, 2010
In the article “Wirehouse Assets: Still leading, but Losing Market Share” Gib Watson, Prima Capital’s President, comments on the impact of unified managed account programs and the breakaway broker movement in the shift of separately managed account assets from wirehouses to other advisory firms.
 
Fundfire.com
In the article Bank Launches $2B Unified Accounts Program, Prima Capital’s manager selection, ongoing monitoring, and reporting services are referenced in relation to Bank of Hawaii’s new open architecture UMA program. (Fundfire subscription required)
 
Fundfire.com
David Eral, Prima Capital’s Director of Business Development, comments on the trend of expanding SMA programs at regional broker dealers in the following FundFire.com article.  (FundFire.com Subscription Required)
 
 
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Video of Prima Capital President Gib Watson from the Tiburon CEO Summit in April 2010. (FundFire subscription required)

 

How Prima Capital Vets its Managers
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How One Firm Looks at Active Vs. Passive
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FundFire.com

In the article “Managers Enter a New Era of Due Diligence”, Prima Capital’s President Gib Watson weighs in on the current state of due diligence. (Fundfire subscription required)

 
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In the article “More RIAs Add Turnkey, Research SMA Platforms”, Prima Capital is discussed as a due diligence consultant that is poised to benefit from the growing trend of independent advisors that are seeking help for the selection of investment strategies. (Fundfire subscription required)

 
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In the article “Elite RIA Pools Client Money for Top Managers”, Prima Capital is discussed in relation to the outsourced due diligence consulting options for the RIA marketplace. (Fundfire subscription required)

 
IMCA’s Investments & Wealth Monitor Magazine

Prima Capital was recently profiled in the article “Outsourcing for RIAs” by Larry Sinsimer in the November/December 2009 Practice Management issue of IMCA’s Investments & Wealth Monitor Magazine.

 

For advisors seeking to join the ranks of independent RIAs, Mr. Sinsimer offers advice and background on starting a business, developing that business, and products and services from outsource providers.

 
From On Wall Street Magazine

Independent Again, Gibraltar Set To Hire Advisors
Prima's recent engagement with Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust is discussed.

 
Financial Planning – Bank Investment Consultant – On Wall Street | July 2009

Prima’s insights on the market and economic environment were profiled in Financial Planning’s Looking Ahead: Investing Ideas and Analysis for the Week of July 13, 2009 article.

 
From American Banker | July 2009
In the article Big Firms Could Find a Bigger Cut of the Action, Prima President Gib Watson comments on the prospects of the independent RIA channel as consolidation continues in the private banking and wealth management sector. American Banker subscribers, or those that are interested in a trial subscription, can read more by clicking here.
 
From Pensions & Investments | July 2009
In the article Researcher says Opco Core Bond fund trouble obvious Prima’s CIO Cliff Stanton weighs in on the effectiveness of returns-based style analysis to detect fund blowups, in particular, the Oppenheimer Core Bond fund. Click here for the article.
 
From On Wall Street | June 2009
 

Prima's CIO Cliff Stanton weighed in on emerging markets growth and valuation considerations in the June 2009 On Wall Street's Mutual Fund Report: Asia, Tech Lead the Way.

On Wall Street , Volume 19, No. 6, June 2009 (pages 44-50) by Lee Conrad

“…Cliff Stanton, chief investment officer at Prima Capital, is on the optimistic side regarding this recent rally. He says that Prima, which provides investment research and portfolio design to wealth management practices, focuses on long-term thinking. And it feels that emerging markets have definite long-term value for investors. He would not give specifics, but he did say that Prima is increasing emerging market exposure in their asset allocation recommendations.

 

That stems largely from the growth potential of those emerging economies, he says. Moreover, Stanton says that gross domestic product estimates from the International Monetary Fund for emerging markets this year are 1.6%. That may not seem like tremendous growth until compared to the 3.8% declines estimated for G-7 countries, he says.

 

As far as emerging market investing, Stanton notes that the price-to-earnings ratio of the Russell Emerging Market Index peaked at 19 in October 2007. Then it fell to just 8 last November and it still has more gains before it can be viewed as overpriced, he says…”

 
From InvestmentNews | May 2009
In the article Growth potential seen for managed accounts, Prima President Gib Watson comments on how recent market declines may affect the managed account industry.  In addition, InvestmentNews’ Special Report on Managed Accounts profiled Prima’s quarterly SMA Rankings and commentary.
 
From FundFire | January 2009

 

In the article Unified Account Growth to Outpace SMAs: Study, Prima President Gib Watson comments on advisor best practices and asset trends regarding SMAs and UMAs. FundFire subscribers, or those that are interested in a trial subscription, can read more by clicking here.

 
Matrix Financial Solutions Launches the RetireTool(k)it Powered by Prima | October 16, 2008

RetireTool(k)itTM Bridges Gap Between Product and Platform to Offer Advisor's End-to-End Solution. read more... 

 
Prima Capital and Hilliard Lyons | July 17, 2008

Hilliard Lyons forms a Strategic Alliance with Prima Capital. read more...

 
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine | April 1, 2008

Investment Advisor magazine and Prima Capital announced today that six portfolio management teams have been chosen as winners of the 2008 Separately Managed Accounts(SMA) Awards. Read the article from Investment Advisor.

 
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 PRESS RELEASES  
New PrimaGuide Plus Client - Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Citizens Financial Advisors, the wealth management group of Citizens First National Bank, has selected Prima Capital to support its investment product research, due diligence, and asset allocation efforts. Read the Press Release by clicking here.
 
Prima Welcomes Gill Capital Partners as a New Client Company - Monday, October 17, 2011
Gill Capital Partners, a registered investment advisor, will utilize PrimaGuide Plus to support its investment product research, due diligence and asset allocation efforts. Read the Press Release by clicking here.
 
Prima Welcomes People’s United Bank as a New Client Company - Monday, August 08, 2011
People’s United Bank, the largest regional banking organization headquartered in New England, has selected Prima to support its investment product research, due diligence and asset allocation efforts. Read the Press Release by clicking here.
 
SMA Awards 2011 - Friday, April 01, 2011
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor Magazine
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine announced that seven portfolio managers and their respective teams have been chosen as winners of the 2011 Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Awards. Read the press releaseRead the article.
 
Prima Welcomes Weaver Wealth Management as a New Client Company - Thursday, March 03, 2011
Weaver Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor, will utilize PrimaGuide Plus to support its investment product research, due diligence and asset allocation efforts. Read the Press Release by clicking here.
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions - Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Prima Capital Supports Bank of Hawaii with Objective Manager Selection - Thursday, August 05, 2010
Prima Capital, along with Smartleaf, help Bank of Hawaii’s Investment Services Group enhance their wealth management offering.  Read the press release by clicking here. 
 
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor Magazine - Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine announced today that seven portfolio managers and their respective teams have been chosen as winners of the 2010 Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Awards. Read the press release. Read the article.

 
Parrish & Co. and Prima Capital - Monday, September 28, 2009

Prima Capital announced that Parrish & Co. Private Wealth Management, LLC, a newly formed independent registered investment advisor, has selected Prima to support its investment product research and asset allocation efforts. read more... 

 
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine | March 31, 2009 - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine announced today that seven portfolio management teams have been chosen as winners of the 2009 Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Awards. Read the press release. Read the article.

 
Central Trust to Implement Prima AllocationGuide - Monday, March 16, 2009

Prima is pleased to announce a new alliance with Central Trust & Investment Company. To support their asset management platform, Central Trust will be utilizing Prima’s proposal generation tool, Prima AllocationGuideTM, along with data collection, in-depth analytics and portfolio design functionality.  read more... 

 
Prima Capital Debuts Proposal Generation Tool - Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Prima Capital Debuts Proposal Generation Tool Designed to Increase Financial Advisor Efficiency and Effectiveness. Read more...

 
Prima Adds BB&T as a New Client | - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Prima is pleased to announce a new partnership with BB&T Asset Management, Inc. Prima will provide BB&T with data collection, in-depth analytics and portfolio design functionality. Read more...

 
Prima Capital and Hilliard Lyons | July 17, 2008 - Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hilliard Lyons forms a Strategic Alliance with Prima Capital

 
Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine | April 1, 2008 - Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Investment Advisor magazine and Prima Capital announced today that six portfolio management teams have been chosen as winners of the 2008 Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Awards. Read the article from Investment Advisor.

 
Prima Capital and Matrix Financial Solutions | May 23, 2007 - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Prima Capital and Standard & Poor's | March 30, 2007 - Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Prima Capital, Standard and Poor's, and Investment Advisor Magazine announce third annual Separately Managed Accounts Awards.

 
Prima Capital and Fifth Third Bank | October 16, 2006 - Thursday, November 16, 2006

Prima Capital Announces Agreement with Fifth Third Bank.

 
Prima Capital adds new Board Member| September 19, 2006 - Thursday, September 21, 2006

Prima Capital announces R. Timothy Hudner to joins its Board of Directors.

 
Prima Capital and US Bank | June 19, 2006 - Monday, June 19, 2006

Prima Capital is pleased to announce that U.S. Bank Private Client Group and Private Asset Management have selected Prima to assist in the development and maintenance of their recently introduced Separately Managed Account (SMA) open-architecture wealth management offering.

 
Prima Capital and Stifel Nicolaus | February 13, 2006 - Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Prima Capital announces agreement with Stifel Nicolaus.

 
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