AllianceBernstein LP is a US-based, asset management firm, controlled by the French insurance conglomerate, AXA, with approximately $437 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

AllianceBernstein provides investment management services to individuals. AllianceBernstein’s investment services encompass value and growth equities, blend strategies, fixed income, alternatives, and asset allocation. AllianceBernstein also provides iservices to institutional clients through Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC and its London-based affiliate.

History
AllianceBernstein was the product of a merger between two firms, Alliance Capital and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. initiated by its parent corporation, the AXA Group. In October 2000, Alliance Capital acquired Sanford C. Bernstein to form AllianceBernstein.