Ralph Hodge will serve as a fixed income portfolio manager and
assist in management of Riverfront Funds
CINCINNATI, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bank announced that Ralph
Hodge has joined Provident Investment Advisors (PIA) as Vice President and
Portfolio Manager specializing in fixed income. A registered investment
advisor, PIA now has $2.6 billion in assets under management, a major portion
of which is fixed income securities. PIA offers a wide range of investment
management services in addition to being the advisor to the Riverfront Family
of Funds. The Riverfront Funds are a family of six mutual funds -- three
equity funds, one balanced fund, one bond fund and one money market fund.
As a fixed income portfolio manager, Mr. Hodge will manage the accounts of
high net worth individual and institutional clients. Additionally, he will
assist with the management of the Riverfront U.S. Government Money Market and
U.S. Government Income Funds.
"Provident is pleased to have someone of Ralph's caliber and expertise
join our firm," states Duane Dewey, Senior Vice President, Managing Director,
Provident Financial Advisors. "His talents will be put to use immediately to
help us better serve our clients. He is a great addition to our team."
Prior to joining Provident, Mr. Hodge served as an Assistant Vice
President and Senior Trust Officer for Fifth Third Bank Investment Advisors.
Previously, he held several key positions with Fifth Third as an analyst and
equity trader. Mr. Hodge received a B.S. in Mathematics from Wichita State
University, a M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati, and is continuing his
graduate studies in Financial Mathematics at the University of Cincinnati.
About The Provident Bank, Provident Investment Advisors & the Riverfront
Funds
The Provident Bank is the main subsidiary of Provident Financial Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq: PFGI), a Cincinnati-based company with $14.8 billion in
on-balance sheet assets and $20.2 billion in managed assets. The Provident
Bank provides full-service retail and commercial banking operations regionally
and nationally. The Riverfront Funds are a family of proprietary mutual funds
managed by Provident Investment Advisors, Inc., a registered investment
adviser and subsidiary of Provident Financial Group. The Riverfront Funds are
distributed by Edgewood Services, Inc., which is not affiliated with
Provident. Additional company information is available at
http://www.provident-bank.com .
For further information, including a prospectus on the Riverfront Funds
containing more complete information, please contact:
Kristina S. Klopp,
Public Relations Manager
513-579-2248
kklopp@provident-bank.com
Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED * NO BANK GUARANTEE * MAY LOSE VALUE
SOURCE Provident Financial Group, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Kristina S. Klopp, Public Relations Manager
of Provident Financial Group, Inc., 513-579-2248, or
kklopp@provident-bank.com
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