BNY Mellon Asset Management is an integral part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a U.S.-based global financial services company. BNY Mellon Asset Management is the umbrella organization for all of the company's affiliated investment management firms and is responsible for U.S. and non-U.S. retail, intermediary and institutional distribution of investment management and related services. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation was created on July 1, 2007 with the merger of Mellon Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Company, Inc.