Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Official Says Pension Rules Encourage Underfunding
By Allison BellA top strategist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says current U.S. defined benefit pension rules give employers an incentive to put in ...
November 14, 2005
Credit Strategies Still Attract InterestJudging by a recent capital introduction meeting in London, credit and emerging markets strategies retain sufficient attraction that investors want to hear from managers of such funds despite difficult conditions in the markets. Among the nine managers who presented to investors at this event, three have credit-related strategies, according to...
November 01, 2005
Catching Up With . . . Quincy Krosby of The HartfordAgainst a backdrop of economic uncertainty made worse by the second catastrophic hurricane to rip through the Gulf of Mexico and hit the oil and...
October 30, 2005
The Last StrawIt's really hard to know which aphorism, adage or apothegm that passes for common wisdom is guiding the bailout efforts of the benighted Bush administration.Is ...
October 24, 2005
Survey: Most Large Employers Bend Rules For Sick WorkersMany employers say they make generous efforts to accommodate the needs of employees with breast cancer and other serious illnesses.[@@]Researchers at the International Foundation ...
October 24, 2005
Bush Banking on BernankePresident Bush has nominated Ben Bernanke, his top economic adviser, to serve as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve Board when it comes time for Alan Greenspan to retire January 31.
October 11, 2005
Interview: Kenneth Mertz of Forward Emerald Banking & Finance FundS&P Rank: 5 Stars Beneath Wall Street's Radar
October 07, 2005
Nationwide Adds Asset-Allocation ProgramNationwide Financial Services Inc. will be offering an asset-allocation service through its Best of America advisory services program.[@@]Nationwide, Columbus, Ohio, will be using a ...