Little surprise Stilwell boss Landon Rowland has been known to joke that life would be easier if his chief investment were in DST and not Janus.

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That has led to a lot of political turmoil within the nation's sixth-largest fund family, not to mention the near-warfare between Janusites and parent Stilwell Financial.

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Stilwell owns 33% of DST and 90% of Janus, whose flashy managers want nothing to do with the parent and aren't happy about being lumped together with steady-as-you-go DST.

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It is not, partly because it's the stepsister of the embattled Janus Capital mutual fund operation under the shared roof of Stilwell Financial (nyse: SV - news - people).

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