Pershing LLC
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| Founded | January 1, 1939 |
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| Headquarters | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Key people | Brian Shea, Chief Executive Officer Richard Brueckner, Chairman[1] |
| Products | Financial services |
| Website | http://www.pershing.com |
Pershing LLC is a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon, the nation's oldest continuously operating bank, and one of the world's leading providers of securities services. Pershing has nearly $1 trillion in assets under administration. Its parent company, The Bank of New York Mellon, has more than $25 trillion in assets in custody.
[edit] History
The firm was founded on January 1, 1939,[2] as Pershing & Company with $200,000 in capital. The firm's original senior partners were Van Burger, Sr., Ed Cohan, Lou Froehlich, Dave Foster, and its namesake — Warren "Jack" Pershing, the only son of celebrated World War I General of the Armies, "Black Jack" Pershing.
[edit] References
- ^ "Management Team". pershing.com. http://www.pershing.com/about_us/management_team.html. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "History and Heritage". pershing.com. http://www.pershing.com/about_us/history_heritage.html. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
