NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein L.P. and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) today announced that preliminary assets under management decreased to $474 billion during December 2014 from $481 billion at the end of November. The 1.5% decrease was due to market depreciation and net outflows during the month across all three distribution channels.



    AllianceBernstein L.P. (The Operating Partnership)

    Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)


                                             At December 31, 2014                                At Nov 30

                                                                                                     2014


                                                                                                           Private

                                           Institutions                              Retail                  Client     Total      Total
                                           ------------                              ------                  ------     -----      -----


    Equity

        Actively
         Managed                                              $29                            $45                    $38       $112       $114

        Passive                                                22                             28                      1         51         52

    Total
     Equity                                                    51                             73                     39        163        166
                                                              ---                            ---                    ---        ---        ---


    Fixed Income

        Taxable                                               148                             61                     10        219        223

        Tax-
         Exempt                                                 2                             10                     20         32         32

        Passive                                                 0                             10                      0         10         10

    Total
     Fixed
     Income                                                   150                             81                     30        261        265
                                                              ---                            ---                    ---        ---        ---


    Other(1)                                                   36                              7                      7         50         50

    Total                                                    $237                           $161                    $76       $474       $481
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                                           At November 30, 2014
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    Total                                                    $241                           $164                    $76       $481
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    (1) Includes multi-asset services and solutions, and certain alternative investments.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements provided by management in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, competitive conditions, and current and proposed government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AllianceBernstein cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AllianceBernstein undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in AllianceBernstein's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and subsequent Forms 10-Q. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, other documents AllianceBernstein files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AllianceBernstein, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements", and those listed above, could also adversely affect AllianceBernstein's financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.

About AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private clients in major world markets.

At December 31, 2014, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. owned approximately 36.9% of the issued and outstanding AllianceBernstein Units and AXA, one of the largest global financial services organizations, owned an approximate 62.7% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.

Additional information about AllianceBernstein may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.

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