Payden & Rygel
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Overview
Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Payden & Rygel is an independent global investment manager providing customized fixed income, equity, and multi-asset strategies for institutional investors, advisors, and other clients.
Description Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Founded in 1983, Payden & Rygel is a privately owned investment management firm focused exclusively on investment management. It combines active management, deep research, disciplined risk management, and close client collaboration to build customized portfolios.
Identity
Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-07
To deliver disciplined, innovative, customized investment solutions designed to preserve, grow, and protect client assets and support long-term success.
Founders & leadership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Joan A. Payden, CFA — Founder & CEO; Brian W. Matthews, CFA — President; Kristin J. Ceva, PhD, CFA — Managing Director; Jeffrey C. Cleveland — Managing Director; Alfred Giles, CFA — Managing Director; Bradley F. Hersh — Chief Financial Officer; Arthur Hovsepian, CFA — Managing Director; Nigel Jenkins, ASIP — Managing Director; Laura Lake, CAIA, CFA — Managing Director; Jordan H. Lopez, CFA — Managing Director.
Website Brand's website · 2026-11-07
https://payden.com
Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Professional, analytical, disciplined, research-driven, client-focused, and educational.
Founded Brand's website · 2026-11-07
1983
Headquarters Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Los Angeles, California, United States
Parent ownership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Privately owned; 100% owned by senior management and employee owned.
Offerings
Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Helps institutions and other investors manage portfolios across changing market environments through customized investment strategies, active management, rigorous risk management, and global market research.
Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Active investment management
- Customized portfolio construction
- Fixed income research and portfolio management
- Equity and equity income management
- Multi-asset and balanced strategies
- Unconstrained global credit investing
- Liquidity and cash management
- Dedicated separately managed accounts
Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Fixed income strategies
- Unconstrained strategies
- Equity Income Strategy
- Balanced Strategies
- U.S. Funds
- UCITS Funds
- Payden Multi Asset Credit Fund / AIF
- Separately Managed Accounts
Audience
Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Investment management and asset management.
Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Institutional investors, financial advisors, individual investors, corporations, insurance organizations, pension plans, endowments, foundations, nonprofits, public entities, health care organizations, wealth managers, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and charitable trusts.
Ideal customer profile Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Organizations and sophisticated investors seeking customized, actively managed fixed income, equity, multi-asset, liquidity, or risk-managed investment solutions, including corporations, insurers, pension plans, public entities, nonprofits, health systems, wealth managers, and high-net-worth investors.
Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Managing corporate balance sheets and cash sweeps
- Managing insurance portfolios across property and casualty, health, life, captive, reinsurance, run-off, and guaranty fund businesses
- Managing defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans
- Managing endowment, operating fund, and long-term investment pools
- Managing public entity, sovereign wealth fund, central bank, and supranational portfolios
- Managing health system and hospital operating funds, endowments, and project funding
- Providing fund solutions and dedicated sub-advised strategies through wealth managers
- Managing high-net-worth, family office, and charitable trust portfolios
Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Customized portfolios aligned with client objectives and long-term goals
- Capital preservation and long-term growth
- Income generation and long-term price appreciation
- Disciplined risk management across changing market environments
- Access to active management and global research
- Balance sheet and liquidity management
- Tailored investment solutions for complex institutional requirements
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