Columbia Threadneedle Investments Partners with ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago
July 23 2015 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is proud to be the Global
Financial Services Partner of the International Triathlon Union
(ITU) World Triathlon Series Grand Final Chicago, from September
15-19. The event features four days of competition for more than
8,000 elite and amateur athletes, including 150 of the world's top
Olympic-distance triathletes as they compete for a world
championship title less than a year before the 2016 Olympic Games
in Rio de Janeiro.
ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago will feature
Olympic-caliber elite triathletes and paratriathletes as well as
amateur athletes across all age-groups racing in the same venue in
and around Grant Park. Athletes will compete in events that begin
in Lake Michigan and end at iconic Buckingham Fountain. The Grand
Final is the culmination of the ITU World Triathlon Series with the
leader of the Columbia Threadneedle Rankings being crowned World
Champion.
In addition to its role as Global Financial Services Partner,
Columbia Threadneedle is sponsoring Dare2tri, a local Chicago
paratriathlon club, for the second consecutive year. Columbia
Threadneedle will donate 50 race entries to their amateur and elite
paratriathletes and proudly have its logo featured on Dare2tri team
uniforms.
“We are pleased to partner with ITU World Triathlon Grand Final
Chicago,” said Ted Truscott, CEO of Columbia Threadneedle
Investments. “Our brand promise is ‘Your Success. Our Priority.’
That’s the same emphasis we place on our partnerships with ITU and
Dare2tri to ensure a successful event in Chicago for all
participants.”
"We are pleased to welcome Columbia Threadneedle Investments
back as the official global partner of the ITU World Triathlon
Grand Final Chicago," said Florian Riepe, President of ITU World
Triathlon Grand Final Chicago. "Columbia Threadneedle has a long
and proud history of delivering for investors, and the focus they
place on their clients aligns with the goals we have for the world
championship event this September.”
“Dare2tri is thrilled to partner with Columbia Threadneedle for
a second year,” said Keri Serota, Dare2tri Co-Founder and Executive
Director. “We are grateful to have a partner that fully believes in
our mission to impact positively the lives of athletes with
physical and visual impairments by developing their skills in
paratriathlon. Columbia Threadneedle has shown a tremendous
commitment to the world of paratriathlon and, with their support,
the athletes will be going for the gold on the road to Rio.”
About Columbia Threadneedle Investments:Columbia
Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management group
that provides a broad range of actively managed investment
strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and
corporate clients around the world.
With more than 2,000 people, including over 450 investment
professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia, we manage
$503 billion1 of assets across developed and emerging market
equities, fixed income, asset allocation solutions and
alternatives.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global asset management
group of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP).
For more information, please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us.
Follow us on Twitter @CTInvest_US.
About ITU World Triathlon Grand Final ChicagoThe City of
Chicago joined the ITU World Triathlon Series in 2014 and will host
the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final and World Championships in
September 2015. Chicago will welcome 150 of the world's top
Olympic-distance triathletes as they compete for a world
championship title less than a year prior to the Rio de Janeiro
2016 Olympic Games. In addition to the elite races, the event
features top-flight sprint and Olympic-distance races for age-group
athletes, paratriathletes, juniors and under-23s, as well as an
aquathlon to kick off the action. In all, more than 8,000 of the
world's best triathletes will compete for world titles over five
days of competition. The ITU World Triathlon Grand Final and World
Championships are hosted by USA Triathlon, the National Governing
Body for the sport of triathlon in the United States, and Lagardère
Unlimited. Launched in 2009, the ITU World Triathlon Series is
televised in more than 160 countries. Visit chicago.triathlon.org
for more information.
About Dare2triLaunched in 2011, Dare2tri Paratriathlon
Club serves youth, adults and injured service members who have a
physical disability such as amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke,
Spina Bifida and Cerebral Palsy, as well as those with visual
impairments or blindness. Dare2tri serves athletes of all ability
levels, from beginners to elites. The club is committed to
providing adaptive equipment, training opportunities, qualified
coaching and support for athletes through access to trained
handlers and guides, ensuring that athletes are fully prepared to
Dare2tri and inspire others to do the same. Learn more at
dare2tri.org.
1 Includes the combined assets under management of the Columbia
and Threadneedle group of companies as of June 30, 2015.
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