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Brett Horn
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Great-West Showing Evidence of Better Underwriting; Higher Fee Revenue Key to Future Growth

No-moat Great-West’s fourth-quarter results were about in line with our expectations. Though earnings volatility resulting from market challenges had significant effects on surface numbers, this has little impact on the core business. The company continued to create value by posting an adjusted ROE of 14.3%, a year-over-year improvement of 1.1%, excluding effects of tax reform, and we highlight our positive view of Great-West’s decision to sell its U.S. life and annuity business. We’re maintaini...
Underlying
Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Great-West Lifeco is a financial services holding company with interests in the life insurance, health insurance, retirement savings, investment management and reinsurance businesses. Co. has operations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia through The Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Life Insurance Company, The Canada Life Assurance Company, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and Putnam Investments, LLC. Co., through its operating subsidiaries, provides protection and savings products that are distributed through multiple sales channels. Products are marketed under the Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life brands.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brett Horn

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