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Callan Associates today announced Virgilio “Bo” Abesamis, senior vice president of Callan’s Master Trust, Global Custody and Securities Lending group, has been inducted into the Securities Services Hall of Fame for Outstanding Contribution by a Consultant. Global Custodian magazine inducted US-based legends into its Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony held in New York City last month – the first event to celebrate the publication’s 20 th anniversary.

According to Global Custodian, the award is to honor individuals who have done the most to create, develop and grow the securities services industry. Hall of Fame inductees were selected from global custody, sub-custody, central depositories, clearing houses, securities lending and financing, mutual fund administration, hedge fund administration, private equity fund administration and

prime brokerage.

In selecting nominees, Global Custodian applied criteria similar to those that qualify great and long-serving baseball players for elevation to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

“The men and women inducted into the Hall of Fame have shown a long record of service to the industry, outstanding effort, ability or innovation within it, and the finest personal qualities,” says Dominic Hobson, editor in chief of Global Custodian. “We have sought also to recognize individuals who are appreciated beyond their own firms and countries of origin, and who have made an unusual or marked contribution to the growth or development of the industry.”


Hundreds of nominees were considered, but the magazine chose the inductees based on its staff’s knowledge and observations of the securities services industry during the past 20 years and the opinions and advice of industry veterans.

“Bo has been a trusted voice within Callan for 22 years; his knowledge in securities lending, master trust and global custody is unmatched,” said Ron Peyton, chairman and CEO of Callan Associates. “He is a talented client advocate who thoroughly understands and can effectively communicate the realities and complexities of securities lending issues to his clients and colleagues. We are all very proud of his achievement today.”


About Callan Associates

Founded in 1973, Callan Associates is one of the largest independently-owned investment consulting firms in the country.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., the firm provides research, education, decision support and advice to a broad array of institutional investors through five distinct lines of business: Fund Sponsor Consulting, Independent Adviser Group, Institutional Consulting Group, Callan Investments Institute and the Trust Advisory Group. Since its inception in 1991, Callan’s Master Trust, Global Custody and Securities Lending group has lead the institutional investment consulting industry in providing dedicated resources and consulting services to clients interested in trust, custody, securities lending and transition management issues. For more information, visit www.callan.com : .

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