DST Expands Efforts In Retail Investment Alternatives Marketplace

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems, Inc., a global provider of solutions that safeguard, process, and communicate the high-value information needed to manage life's most important business, today announced that Robyn Holloway has joined the firm as Vice President of Sales for its Alternative Investment Solutions business.

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Holloway brings more than 15 years' experience in the alternatives, brokerage, and wealth management industries to her new role. She comes to DST from Deutsche Bank, where she led hedge fund administration sales efforts for the company's Alternative Funds Services business. With additional familiarity in real estate portfolio management, Holloway has deep understanding of a range of investment structures.  

DST's robust retail alternatives solution combines its extensive shareholder servicing knowledge and specialized alternative product expertise with advanced distribution support tools like DST Vision®, a leading platform used by over 140,000 broker-dealers and advisors, and FAN Mail®. DST also offers a full-service set of capabilities that includes integrated compliance reporting and oversight, print/electronic mail functionality, and an investor call center.

With investors and advisors increasingly looking to add non-traditional investments to their asset allocation models, the retail alternatives market is realizing strong growth.

"Robyn's experience with hedge funds and private equity funds will be particularly valuable to an expanding list of asset managers looking to bring alternative products to market," said Mike Tobin, vice president and head of sales for DST.  "Her understanding of the industry coupled with her consultative sales approach will further our goal of helping our clients achieve their objectives."

DST supports a full suite of retail alternative products, including institutional and Retail Hedge Funds, Closed-End Interval Funds, Business Development Companies, Managed Futures, Limited Partnerships, and Traded and Non-Traded REITs. Leveraging the industry's most complete core platform for recordkeeping operations, DST's customized service models can be tailored to fit any provider's specific operational needs. More information is available at dstsystems.com/alternatives.

About DST Systems

DST Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of information processing and software services and products to companies around the world. The largest provider of third-party shareholder recordkeeping services to the mutual fund industry, DST through its global enterprise also delivers strategically unified business, communications, and process management solutions to the asset management, brokerage, retirement, insurance, and healthcare markets. Headquartered in Kansas City, MO., DST is a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.dstsystems.com.

Contact:
Laura M. ParsonsDST Corporate Public Relations
816.843.9087 
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