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Exhibit 12.1

DST Systems, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(dollars in thousands)

	2012		2011		2010		2009		2008
Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	487,385	$	252,336	$	439,811	$	316,782	$	275,333
Add:
Fixed Charges		58,274		60,343		57,840		52,816		68,103
Amortization of capitalized interest		56		53		56		56		55
Distributed earnings of equity investees		4,540				2,517		29,606		651
Subtract:
Capitalized Interest										(86	)
Pretax income as adjusted	$	550,255	$	312,732	$	500,224	$	399,260	$	344,056
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	43,514	$	46,476	$	46,133	$	42,175	$	55,408
Interest capitalized										86
		43,514		46,476		46,133		42,175		55,494
Portion of rents representative of an appropriate interest factor		14,760		13,867		11,707		10,641		12,609
Total fixed charges	$	58,274	$	60,343	$	57,840	$	52,816	$	68,103
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		9.4		5.2		8.6		7.6		5.1

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Exhibit 12.1

DST Systems, Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (dollars in thousands)