Smith Barney Mutual Funds

Our Distinguished History



	Founded in 1873 and 1892, respectively, the firms of Charles D. Barney and Edward B. Smith were among the earliest providers of securities information, research and transactions. Merging in 1937, Smith Barney and Co. offered its clients a powerful, blue-chip investment capability able to provide timely information, advice and insightful asset management. Today, Smith Barney Asset Management, a unit of Citigroup Asset Management, unites the distinguished history of Smith Barney with the unparalleled global reach of its parent, Citigroup.


1873	Charles D. Barney opens his brokerage firm.
1892	Edward B. Smith opens his investment banking firm.
1910	Arthur, Herbert and Percy Salomon start their own securities business.
1937	The firms of Barney and Smith merge to form Smith Barney & Co.
1964	Smith Barney Asset Management is established.
1976	Smith Barney & Co. acquires Harris, Upham & Co. and becames known as Smith
	Barney, Harris Upham & Co.
1987	Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. acquired by Primerica Corp.
Late1980s	Hutton acquired by Shearson Lehman Brothers.
1993	Primerica Corp. acquires brokerage and asset management operations of Shearson
	Lehman Brothers, combines it with Smith Barney businesses to form Smith Barney
	Shearson.
1993	Travelers Corp. acquires Primerica Corp. to form Travelers Group Inc. Smith Barney
	Shearson becames a wholly owned subsidisry of Travelers Group Inc.
1994	Smith Barney Shearson changes name to Smith Barney
1997	Travelers Group acquires Salomon Inc. and combines it with Smith Barney Holdings
	Inc.
1998	Citicorp merged with Travelers Group Inc. to form Citigroup - the world's largest
	financial services company. Smith Barney Asset Management is part of Citigroup Asset
	Management, a member of Citigroup.

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