Bill Gross and the rest of bond giant Pimco are moving past the Mohamed El-Erian era.
In his latest letter to clients, Gross, the co-chief investment officer of the firm that manages $1.92 trillion for clients, did not mention El-Erian by name but asked clients to stick with the firm now that the former CEO is gone.
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In fact, the statement could be seen as a fairly bold declaration to begin the firm's post-El-Erian attitude.
"Stick with PIMCO. Believe me when I say, we are a better team at this moment than we were before," Gross said.
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"I/we take the future challenge faced by all asset managers with close to a sacred trust," he added. "Not the one that the ancients granted to animals, but a more modern one embraced by the relationship of client/fiduciary and the need to be held accountable, sort of like the pigs and locusts in days of old when knights were bold."
