Mr. Ralph Hodge

Ralph HodgePortfolio ManagerProvident Investment Advisors , Inc.

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Ralph HodgePortfolio ManagerProvident Investment Advisors, Inc.

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.

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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.

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.

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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 - news ) , 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.

Ralph Hodge has been hired as fixed-income portfolio manager and a vice-president at Provident Investment Advisors for Provident Bank in Cincinnati.Allianz Fund promotions 26 July 2001From aNameAllianz has made two promotions at its asset management subsidiaries.